| 7. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 18:7:1 ⧉וַֽתַּעֲנֶ֛ינָהvataanenaand they answered 1 Samuel 18:7:2 ⧉הַנָּשִׁ֥יםhanashimthe women 1 Samuel 18:7:3 ⧉הַֽמְשַׂחֲק֖וֹתhamesakhakotthe celebrating or playing 1 Samuel 18:7:4 ⧉וַתֹּאמַ֑רְןָvatomarnaand they said 1 Samuel 18:7:5 ⧉הִכָּ֤הhikahe struck down 1 Samuel 18:7:6 ⧉שָׁאוּל֙shaulSaul 1 Samuel 18:7:7 ⧉באלפוvealfowith his thousand 1 Samuel 18:7:8 ⧉בַּאֲלָפָ֔יוbaalafavin his thousands 1 Samuel 18:7:9 ⧉וְדָוִ֖דvedavidand David 1 Samuel 18:7:10 ⧉בְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃berivvotavin his ten-thousands |
| 7. Formal Translation And the women who played answered and said, “Saul has struck down his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.” |
| 7. Dynamic Translation They responded and declared, “Saul killed thousands, and David killed tens of thousands!” |