| 6. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 19:6:1 ⧉וַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvayishmaand he listened 1 Samuel 19:6:2 ⧉שָׁא֖וּלshaulSaul 1 Samuel 19:6:3 ⧉בְּק֣וֹלbekolto the voice of 1 Samuel 19:6:4 ⧉יְהוֹנָתָ֑ןyehonatanJonathan 1 Samuel 19:6:5 ⧉וַיִּשָּׁבַ֣עvayishshavaand he swore 1 Samuel 19:6:6 ⧉שָׁא֔וּלshaulSaul 1 Samuel 19:6:7 ⧉חַי־יְהוָ֖הkhaiyahwehas the LORD lives 1 Samuel 19:6:8 ⧉אִם־יוּמָֽת׃imyumatif he shall be put to death |
| 6. Formal Translation And Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan, and Saul swore, “As surely as the LORD {Yahweh, Life-Guarantor} lives, he shall not be put to death.” |
| 6. Dynamic Translation Saul listened carefully to Jonathan’s voice and made a solemn oath: “As long as the LORD {Yahweh, Ever-Living One} lives, he will not be put to death.” |