| 7. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 22:7:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Samuel 22:7:2 ⧉שָׁא֗וּלshaulSaul 1 Samuel 22:7:3 ⧉לַֽעֲבָדָיו֙laavadavto his servants 1 Samuel 22:7:4 ⧉הַנִּצָּבִ֣יםhanittsavimthe ones standing 1 Samuel 22:7:5 ⧉עָלָ֔יוalavaround him or over him 1 Samuel 22:7:6 ⧉שִׁמְעוּ־נָ֖אshimeunahear, please 1 Samuel 22:7:7 ⧉בְּנֵ֣יbenesons of 1 Samuel 22:7:8 ⧉יְמִינִ֑יyeminiBenjaminite 1 Samuel 22:7:9 ⧉גַּם־לְכֻלְּכֶ֗םgamlekhulkehmalso to all of you 1 Samuel 22:7:10 ⧉יִתֵּ֤ןyittenwill he give 1 Samuel 22:7:11 ⧉בֶּן־יִשַׁי֙benyishaithe son of Jesse 1 Samuel 22:7:12 ⧉שָׂד֣וֹתsadotfields 1 Samuel 22:7:13 ⧉וּכְרָמִ֔יםukheramimand vineyards 1 Samuel 22:7:14 ⧉לְכֻלְּכֶ֣םlekhulkehmto all of you 1 Samuel 22:7:15 ⧉יָשִׂ֔יםyasimwill he make or will he set 1 Samuel 22:7:16 ⧉שָׂרֵ֥יsarecommanders of 1 Samuel 22:7:17 ⧉אֲלָפִ֖יםalafimthousands 1 Samuel 22:7:18 ⧉וְשָׂרֵ֥יvesareand commanders of 1 Samuel 22:7:19 ⧉מֵאֽוֹת׃meothundreds |
| 7. Formal Translation And Saul said to his servants who were standing before him, “Hear now, sons of Benjamin! Will Jesse’s son give all of you fields and vineyards, and will he set you as commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds?” |
| 7. Dynamic Translation Saul told his officials, “Listen, Benjaminites! Do you think Jesse’s son will hand out fields and vineyards to all of you? Will he appoint you as leaders over regiments of a thousand and over companies?” |