3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 9:3:1 ⧉וַתֹּאבַ֙דְנָה֙vatovadenaand were lost 1 Samuel 9:3:2 ⧉הָאֲתֹנ֔וֹתhaatonotthe female donkeys 1 Samuel 9:3:3 ⧉לְקִ֖ישׁlekishbelonging to Kish 1 Samuel 9:3:4 ⧉אֲבִ֣יavifather of 1 Samuel 9:3:5 ⧉שָׁא֑וּלshaulSaul 1 Samuel 9:3:6 ⧉וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Samuel 9:3:7 ⧉קִ֜ישׁkishKish 1 Samuel 9:3:8 ⧉אֶל־שָׁא֣וּלelshaulto Saul 1 Samuel 9:3:9 ⧉בְּנ֗וֹbenohis son 1 Samuel 9:3:10 ⧉קַח־נָ֤אkakhnatake, please 1 Samuel 9:3:11 ⧉אִתְּךָ֙ittekhawith you 1 Samuel 9:3:12 ⧉אֶת־אַחַ֣דetakhad{the} one 1 Samuel 9:3:13 ⧉מֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔יםmehanearimfrom the young men 1 Samuel 9:3:14 ⧉וְק֣וּםvekumand arise 1 Samuel 9:3:15 ⧉לֵ֔ךְlekhgo 1 Samuel 9:3:16 ⧉בַּקֵּ֖שׁbakeshseek 1 Samuel 9:3:17 ⧉אֶת־הָאֲתֹנֹֽת׃ethaatonotthe female donkeys |
3. Formal Translation And the female donkeys of Kish, the father of Saul, were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, “Please take with you one of the young men and arise, go, and seek the female donkeys.” |
3. Dynamic Translation Saul’s father Kish’s female donkeys went missing, and Kish said to his son Saul, “Please take one of the servants with you, get up, and go look for the donkeys.” |