| 2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 18:2:1 ⧉וַיִּקָּחֵ֥הוּvayikkakhehuand he took him 1 Samuel 18:2:2 ⧉שָׁא֖וּלshaulSaul 1 Samuel 18:2:3 ⧉בַּיּ֣וֹםbayomon the day 1 Samuel 18:2:4 ⧉הַה֑וּאhahuthat 1 Samuel 18:2:5 ⧉וְלֹ֣אveloand not 1 Samuel 18:2:6 ⧉נְתָנ֔וֹnetanohe allowed him or gave him 1 Samuel 18:2:7 ⧉לָשׁ֖וּבlashuvto return 1 Samuel 18:2:8 ⧉בֵּ֥יתbethouse of 1 Samuel 18:2:9 ⧉אָבִֽיו׃avivhis father |
| 2. Formal Translation Saul took him that day and did not permit him to return to his father’s house. |
| 2. Dynamic Translation Saul kept David with him from that day on and would not let him return to his family home. |