| 17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 22:17:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Samuel 22:17:2 ⧉הַמֶּ֡לֶךְhamelekhthe king 1 Samuel 22:17:3 ⧉לָרָצִים֩laratsimto the runners or guards 1 Samuel 22:17:4 ⧉הַנִּצָּבִ֨יםhanitsavimthe ones standing 1 Samuel 22:17:5 ⧉עָלָ֜יוalavover him or beside him 1 Samuel 22:17:6 ⧉סֹ֥בּוּsobuturn {around} 1 Samuel 22:17:7 ⧉וְהָמִ֣יתוּvehamituand put to death 1 Samuel 22:17:8 ⧉כֹּהֲנֵ֣יkohaneipriests of 1 Samuel 22:17:9 ⧉יְהוָ֗הyahwehthe LORD 1 Samuel 22:17:10 ⧉כִּ֤יkifor 1 Samuel 22:17:11 ⧉גַם־יָדָם֙gamyadamalso their hand 1 Samuel 22:17:12 ⧉עִם־דָּוִ֔דimdavidis with David 1 Samuel 22:17:13 ⧉וְכִ֤יvekiand that 1 Samuel 22:17:14 ⧉יָֽדְעוּ֙yadeuthey knew 1 Samuel 22:17:15 ⧉כִּֽי־בֹרֵ֣חַkiboreakhthat {he was} fleeing 1 Samuel 22:17:16 ⧉ה֔וּאhuhe 1 Samuel 22:17:17 ⧉וְלֹ֥אveloand not 1 Samuel 22:17:18 ⧉גָל֖וּgaluthey revealed 1 Samuel 22:17:19 ⧉אֶת־אזנוetoznothe ear of him 1 Samuel 22:17:20 ⧉אָזְנִ֑יoznimy ear 1 Samuel 22:17:21 ⧉וְלֹֽא־אָב֞וּveloavuand they were not willing 1 Samuel 22:17:22 ⧉עַבְדֵ֤יavdeiservants of 1 Samuel 22:17:23 ⧉הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙hamelekhthe king 1 Samuel 22:17:24 ⧉לִשְׁלֹ֣חַlishloakhto send forth 1 Samuel 22:17:25 ⧉אֶת־יָדָ֔םetyadamtheir hand 1 Samuel 22:17:26 ⧉לִפְגֹ֖עַlifgoato strike 1 Samuel 22:17:27 ⧉בְּכֹהֲנֵ֥יbekhohaneiagainst priests of 1 Samuel 22:17:28 ⧉יְהוָֽה׃סyahwehthe LORD |
| 17. Formal Translation And the king said to the runners standing before him, “Turn and put to death the priests of the LORD {Yahweh, Righteous Judge}, for their hand also is with David, and because they knew that he was fleeing and did not report it to my ear.” But the servants of the king were not willing to send forth their hand to strike the priests of the LORD. |
| 17. Dynamic Translation The king ordered the runners standing beside him, “Turn around and kill the priests of the LORD {Yahweh, Sovereign Arbiter}, because they too had sided with David, and they knew he was fleeing yet did not tell me.” But the king’s officials refused to lift a hand against the priests of the LORD. |