| 2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 21:2:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Samuel 21:2:2 ⧉דָּוִ֜דdavidDavid 1 Samuel 21:2:3 ⧉לַאֲחִימֶ֣לֶךְlaakhimelekhto Ahimelech 1 Samuel 21:2:4 ⧉הַכֹּהֵ֗ןhakohenthe priest 1 Samuel 21:2:5 ⧉הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙hamelekhthe king 1 Samuel 21:2:6 ⧉צִוַּ֣נִיtsivanicommanded me 1 Samuel 21:2:7 ⧉דָבָ֔רdavara matter 1 Samuel 21:2:8 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Samuel 21:2:9 ⧉אֵלַ֗יelaito me 1 Samuel 21:2:10 ⧉אִ֣ישׁisha man 1 Samuel 21:2:11 ⧉אַל־יֵ֣דַעalyedalet him not know 1 Samuel 21:2:12 ⧉מְאֻמָהmeumaanything 1 Samuel 21:2:13 ⧉אֶת־הַדָּבָ֞רethadavar{direct object} the matter 1 Samuel 21:2:14 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֣ר־אָֽנֹכִ֗יasheranokhiwhich I 1 Samuel 21:2:15 ⧉שֹׁלֵ֤חֲךָ֙sholekhakhaam sending you 1 Samuel 21:2:16 ⧉וַאֲשֶׁ֣רvaasherand which 1 Samuel 21:2:17 ⧉צִוִּיתִ֔ךָtsivitikhaI have commanded you 1 Samuel 21:2:18 ⧉וְאֶת־הַנְּעָרִ֣יםveethanearimand {direct object} the young men 1 Samuel 21:2:19 ⧉יוֹדַ֖עְתִּיyodatiI have informed 1 Samuel 21:2:20 ⧉אֶל־מְק֣וֹםelmekomto a place 1 Samuel 21:2:21 ⧉פְּלֹנִ֑יpelonia certain {one} 1 Samuel 21:2:22 ⧉אַלְמֹנִֽי׃almonia certain {one} |
| 2. Formal Translation And David answered Ahimelech the priest at that time and said to him, “The king has charged me and said to me, ‘Let no one know what I have sent you to do.’ And I said to my men, ‘Hide me in a place.’” |
| 2. Dynamic Translation Then David replied to Ahimelech the priest, “The king sent me on a mission and said, ‘Let no one know anything about what I am sending you to do.’ Then I told my men to hide me at a specific place.” |