4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 9:4:1 ⧉וַיַּעֲבֹ֧רvayaavorand he passed through 1 Samuel 9:4:2 ⧉בְּהַר־אֶפְרַ֛יִםbehareferayimin the hill-country of Ephraim 1 Samuel 9:4:3 ⧉וַיַּעֲבֹ֥רvayaavorand he passed through 1 Samuel 9:4:4 ⧉בְּאֶֽרֶץ־שָׁלִ֖שָׁהbeeretsshalishain the land of Shalishah 1 Samuel 9:4:5 ⧉וְלֹ֣אveloand not 1 Samuel 9:4:6 ⧉מָצָ֑אוּmatsuthey found 1 Samuel 9:4:7 ⧉וַיַּעַבְר֤וּvayaavruand they passed through 1 Samuel 9:4:8 ⧉בְאֶֽרֶץ־שַׁעֲלִים֙veeretsshaalimin the land of Shaalim 1 Samuel 9:4:9 ⧉וָאַ֔יִןvaayinand there was none 1 Samuel 9:4:10 ⧉וַיַּעֲבֹ֥רvayaavorand he passed through 1 Samuel 9:4:11 ⧉בְּאֶֽרֶץ־יְמִינִ֖יbeeretsyeminiin the land of the Benjamite 1 Samuel 9:4:12 ⧉וְלֹ֥אveloand not 1 Samuel 9:4:13 ⧉מָצָֽאוּ׃matsuthey found |
4. Formal Translation And he passed through the hill country of Ephraim and the land of Shalisha, but they did not find them. Then he passed through the land of Shaalim, but they were not there. Then he passed through the land of Benjamin, but they did not find them. |
4. Dynamic Translation He went through the hills of Ephraim and the land of Shalisha but did not find them. Then they went through the region of Shaalim, but the donkeys were not there. Finally, he went through the land of Benjamin but still did not find them. |