5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 9:5:1 ⧉הֵ֗מָּהhemathey 1 Samuel 9:5:2 ⧉בָּ֚אוּbaucame 1 Samuel 9:5:3 ⧉בְּאֶ֣רֶץbeeretsin the land of 1 Samuel 9:5:4 ⧉צ֔וּףtsufZuph 1 Samuel 9:5:5 ⧉וְשָׁא֥וּלveshauland Saul 1 Samuel 9:5:6 ⧉אָמַ֛רamarsaid 1 Samuel 9:5:7 ⧉לְנַעֲר֥וֹlenaaroto his young man 1 Samuel 9:5:8 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־עִמּ֖וֹasherimmowho was with him 1 Samuel 9:5:9 ⧉לְכָ֣הlekhacome 1 Samuel 9:5:10 ⧉וְנָשׁ֑וּבָהvenashuvaand let us return 1 Samuel 9:5:11 ⧉פֶּן־יֶחְדַּ֥לpenyekhdallest he cease 1 Samuel 9:5:12 ⧉אָבִ֛יavimy father 1 Samuel 9:5:13 ⧉מִן־הָאֲתֹנ֖וֹתminhaatonotfrom the donkeys 1 Samuel 9:5:14 ⧉וְדָ֥אַגvedaagand be anxious 1 Samuel 9:5:15 ⧉לָֽנוּ׃lanuabout us |
5. Formal Translation They came to the land of Zuph, and Saul said to his servant who was with him, “Come, and we will return, lest my father cease concern for the female donkeys and become anxious about us.” |
5. Dynamic Translation They arrived in the region of Zuph, and Saul said to his servant who was with him, “Come, let us go back, or my father will stop thinking about the donkeys and start to worry about us.” |