24. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 2:24:1 ⧉אַ֖לalno or do not 1 Samuel 2:24:2 ⧉בָּנָ֑יbanaimy sons 1 Samuel 2:24:3 ⧉כִּ֠יkifor or that 1 Samuel 2:24:4 ⧉לֽוֹא־טוֹבָ֤הlotovanot good {feminine} 1 Samuel 2:24:5 ⧉הַשְּׁמֻעָה֙hashemuathe report 1 Samuel 2:24:6 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֣רasherwhich or that 1 Samuel 2:24:7 ⧉אָנֹכִ֣יanokhiI 1 Samuel 2:24:8 ⧉שֹׁמֵ֔עַshomeahearing 1 Samuel 2:24:9 ⧉מַעֲבִרִ֖יםmaavirimcausing to pass, spreading 1 Samuel 2:24:10 ⧉עַם־יְהוָֽה׃amyahwehpeople of the LORD |
24. Formal Translation No, my sons; for it is not a good report that I am hearing: you are causing the people of the LORD{Yahweh, Covenant Lord} to transgress. |
24. Dynamic Translation No, my sons! What I am hearing is not good—by what you are doing, you are making the people of the LORD{Yahweh, Worshiping Community} sin. |