23. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 2:23:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Samuel 2:23:2 ⧉לָהֶ֔םlahemto them 1 Samuel 2:23:3 ⧉לָ֥מָּהlamawhy 1 Samuel 2:23:4 ⧉תַעֲשׂ֖וּןtaasundo you 1 Samuel 2:23:5 ⧉כַּדְּבָרִ֣יםkaddevarimaccording to the words or things 1 Samuel 2:23:6 ⧉הָאֵ֑לֶּהhaelethese 1 Samuel 2:23:7 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֨רasherwhich or that 1 Samuel 2:23:8 ⧉אָנֹכִ֤יanokhiI 1 Samuel 2:23:9 ⧉שֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙shomeaam hearing 1 Samuel 2:23:10 ⧉אֶת־דִּבְרֵיכֶ֣םetdivrekhemthe words of you 1 Samuel 2:23:11 ⧉רָעִ֔יםraimevil 1 Samuel 2:23:12 ⧉מֵאֵ֖תmeetfrom 1 Samuel 2:23:13 ⧉כָּל־הָעָ֥םkolhaamall the people 1 Samuel 2:23:14 ⧉אֵֽלֶּה׃elethese |
23. Formal Translation And he said to them, "Why do you do such things? For I am hearing of your evil dealings from all these people." |
23. Dynamic Translation He asked them, "Why are you behaving like this? I hear about these complaints from everyone." |