| 5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 18:5:1 ⧉וַיֵּצֵ֨אvayetseand he went out 1 Samuel 18:5:2 ⧉דָוִ֜דdavidDavid 1 Samuel 18:5:3 ⧉בְּכֹל֩bekholin all 1 Samuel 18:5:4 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֨רasherwhich or that 1 Samuel 18:5:5 ⧉יִשְׁלָחֶ֤נּוּyishlakhenuhe would send him 1 Samuel 18:5:6 ⧉שָׁאוּל֙shaulSaul 1 Samuel 18:5:7 ⧉יַשְׂכִּ֔ילyaskeelhe would act wisely or prosper 1 Samuel 18:5:8 ⧉וַיְשִׂמֵ֣הוּvayesimehuand he set him 1 Samuel 18:5:9 ⧉שָׁא֔וּלshaulSaul 1 Samuel 18:5:10 ⧉עַ֖לalover 1 Samuel 18:5:11 ⧉אַנְשֵׁ֣יanshemen of 1 Samuel 18:5:12 ⧉הַמִּלְחָמָ֑הhamilkhamathe war 1 Samuel 18:5:13 ⧉וַיִּיטַב֙vayitavand it was good 1 Samuel 18:5:14 ⧉בְּעֵינֵ֣יbeenein the eyes of 1 Samuel 18:5:15 ⧉כָל־הָעָ֔םkalhaamall the people 1 Samuel 18:5:16 ⧉וְגַ֕םvegamand also 1 Samuel 18:5:17 ⧉בְּעֵינֵ֖יbeenein the eyes of 1 Samuel 18:5:18 ⧉עַבְדֵ֥יavdeservants of 1 Samuel 18:5:19 ⧉שָׁאֽוּל׃פshaulSaul |
| 5. Formal Translation And David went out wherever Saul sent him and acted wisely; and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was pleasing in the eyes of all the people and also in the eyes of Saul’s servants. |
| 5. Dynamic Translation David did well at every task Saul gave him, acting skillfully. Saul put him in charge of the soldiers, and everyone liked David—including Saul’s own staff. |