| 18. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 22:18:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Samuel 22:18:2 ⧉הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙hamelekhthe king 1 Samuel 22:18:3 ⧉לדויגledoyigto Doeg 1 Samuel 22:18:4 ⧉לְדוֹאֵ֔גledoegto Doeg 1 Samuel 22:18:5 ⧉סֹ֣בsovturn 1 Samuel 22:18:6 ⧉אַתָּ֔הatayou 1 Samuel 22:18:7 ⧉וּפְגַ֖עufegaand strike 1 Samuel 22:18:8 ⧉בַּכֹּהֲנִ֑יםbakohanimthe priests 1 Samuel 22:18:9 ⧉וַיִּסֹּ֞בvayisovand he turned 1 Samuel 22:18:10 ⧉דויגdoyigDoeg 1 Samuel 22:18:11 ⧉דּוֹאֵ֣גdoegDoeg 1 Samuel 22:18:12 ⧉הָאֲדֹמִ֗יhaadomithe Edomite 1 Samuel 22:18:13 ⧉וַיִּפְגַּע־הוּא֙vayifgauand he struck, he 1 Samuel 22:18:14 ⧉בַּכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםbakohanimthe priests 1 Samuel 22:18:15 ⧉וַיָּ֣מֶתvayametand he put to death 1 Samuel 22:18:16 ⧉בַּיּ֣וֹםbayomin the day 1 Samuel 22:18:17 ⧉הַה֗וּאhahuthat 1 Samuel 22:18:18 ⧉שְׁמֹנִ֤יםshemonimeighty 1 Samuel 22:18:19 ⧉וַחֲמִשָּׁה֙vakhamishaand five 1 Samuel 22:18:20 ⧉אִ֔ישׁishman 1 Samuel 22:18:21 ⧉נֹשֵׂ֖אnosebearing 1 Samuel 22:18:22 ⧉אֵפ֥וֹדefodephod 1 Samuel 22:18:23 ⧉בָּֽד׃badlinen |
| 18. Formal Translation And the king said to Doeg, “Turn and strike the priests.” Then Doeg the Edomite turned and struck the priests, and on that day he killed eighty-five men wearing a linen ephod. |
| 18. Dynamic Translation The king ordered Doeg, “You turn and attack the priests.” So Doeg the Edomite turned and attacked the priests; that day he killed eighty-five men wearing linen ephods. |