12. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 9:12:1 ⧉וַתַּעֲנֶ֧ינָהvataanenaand they answered 1 Samuel 9:12:2 ⧉אוֹתָ֛םotamthem 1 Samuel 9:12:3 ⧉וַתֹּאמַ֥רְנָהvatomarnaand they said 1 Samuel 9:12:4 ⧉יֵּ֖שׁyeshthere is or he is 1 Samuel 9:12:5 ⧉הִנֵּ֣הhinebehold 1 Samuel 9:12:6 ⧉לְפָנֶ֑יךָlefanekhabefore you 1 Samuel 9:12:7 ⧉מַהֵ֣רmaherhurry 1 Samuel 9:12:8 ⧉עַתָּ֗הatanow 1 Samuel 9:12:9 ⧉כִּ֤יkifor or because 1 Samuel 9:12:10 ⧉הַיּוֹם֙hayomtoday 1 Samuel 9:12:11 ⧉בָּ֣אbahe has come 1 Samuel 9:12:12 ⧉לָעִ֔ירlairto the city 1 Samuel 9:12:13 ⧉כִּ֣יkifor or because 1 Samuel 9:12:14 ⧉זֶ֧בַחzevakha sacrifice 1 Samuel 9:12:15 ⧉הַיּ֛וֹםhayomtoday 1 Samuel 9:12:16 ⧉לָעָ֖םlaamfor the people 1 Samuel 9:12:17 ⧉בַּבָּמָֽה׃babamaat the high place |
12. Formal Translation And they answered them and said, “he is there before you; hurry now, for today he has come to the city, because today there is a sacrifice for the people on the high place.” |
12. Dynamic Translation They answered them, saying, “he is right there ahead of you; hurry now, because today he has arrived in town and the people are offering a sacrifice at the high place.” |