| 6. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 18:6:1 ⧉וַיְהִ֣יvayehiand it happened 1 Samuel 18:6:2 ⧉בְּבוֹאָ֗םbevoamwhen they came 1 Samuel 18:6:3 ⧉בְּשׁ֤וּבbeshuvwhen returning 1 Samuel 18:6:4 ⧉דָּוִד֙davidDavid 1 Samuel 18:6:5 ⧉מֵהַכּ֣וֹתmehakhotfrom striking 1 Samuel 18:6:6 ⧉אֶת־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יethapelishti{direct object} the Philistine 1 Samuel 18:6:7 ⧉וַתֵּצֶ֨אנָהvatetsenaand they came out 1 Samuel 18:6:8 ⧉הַנָּשִׁ֜יםhanashimthe women 1 Samuel 18:6:9 ⧉מִכָּל־עָרֵ֤יmikalarefrom all the cities of 1 Samuel 18:6:10 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵל֙yisraelIsrael 1 Samuel 18:6:11 ⧉לשורlashurto sing 1 Samuel 18:6:12 ⧉לָשִׁ֣ירlashirto sing 1 Samuel 18:6:13 ⧉וְהַמְּחֹל֔וֹתvehammekholotand the dances 1 Samuel 18:6:14 ⧉לִקְרַ֖אתlikraatto meet 1 Samuel 18:6:15 ⧉שָׁא֣וּלshaulSaul 1 Samuel 18:6:16 ⧉הַמֶּ֑לֶךְhamelekhthe king 1 Samuel 18:6:17 ⧉בְּתֻפִּ֥יםbetupimwith tambourines 1 Samuel 18:6:18 ⧉בְּשִׂמְחָ֖הbesimkhawith joy 1 Samuel 18:6:19 ⧉וּבְשָׁלִשִֽׁים׃uveshalishimand with three-stringed instruments |
| 6. Formal Translation And it happened as they returned, when David had struck down the Philistine, that the women went out from all the cities of Israel to sing and to dance to meet Saul the king with tambourines and with joy, and with stringed instruments. |
| 6. Dynamic Translation As the men returned home, when David had come back from defeating the Philistine, women from every town in Israel came out to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with drums and joyful celebration, and with stringed instruments. |