| 20. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 19:20:1 ⧉וַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvayishlakhand he sent 1 Samuel 19:20:2 ⧉שָׁא֣וּלshaulSaul 1 Samuel 19:20:3 ⧉מַלְאָכִים֮malakhimmessengers 1 Samuel 19:20:4 ⧉לָקַ֣חַתlakakhatto take 1 Samuel 19:20:5 ⧉אֶת־דָּוִד֒etdavid{direct object marker} David 1 Samuel 19:20:6 ⧉וַיַּ֗רְאvayareand he saw 1 Samuel 19:20:7 ⧉אֶֽת־לַהֲקַ֤תetlahakat{direct object marker} the company of 1 Samuel 19:20:8 ⧉הַנְּבִיאִים֙hanneviimthe prophets 1 Samuel 19:20:9 ⧉נִבְּאִ֔יםnibbeimprophesying 1 Samuel 19:20:10 ⧉וּשְׁמוּאֵ֕לushemueland Samuel 1 Samuel 19:20:11 ⧉עֹמֵ֥דomedstanding 1 Samuel 19:20:12 ⧉נִצָּ֖בnitstsavstationed or standing 1 Samuel 19:20:13 ⧉עֲלֵיהֶ֑םalehemover them 1 Samuel 19:20:14 ⧉וַתְּהִ֞יvattehiand it was 1 Samuel 19:20:15 ⧉עַֽל־מַלְאֲכֵ֤יalmalakheupon the messengers of 1 Samuel 19:20:16 ⧉שָׁאוּל֙shaulSaul 1 Samuel 19:20:17 ⧉ר֣וּחַruakhspirit 1 Samuel 19:20:18 ⧉אֱלֹהִ֔יםelohimof God 1 Samuel 19:20:19 ⧉וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּvayitnabeuand they prophesied 1 Samuel 19:20:20 ⧉גַּם־הֵֽמָּה׃gamhemaalso they |
| 20. Formal Translation And Saul sent messengers to take David, and when they saw the band of prophets prophesying with Samuel standing as leader over them, the Spirit of God came upon Saul’s messengers, and they also prophesied. |
| 20. Dynamic Translation Saul sent men to seize David, but when they saw a company of prophets prophesying with Samuel standing over them, the Spirit of God came upon Saul’s men and they began to prophesy as well. |