2 Kings 6:29TAB

2 Kings 6 : 29 Cannibalism | Desperation | Protection
29. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC)
2 Kings 6:29:1וַנְּבַשֵּׁ֥לvannevasheland we boiled
2 Kings 6:29:2אֶת־בְּנִ֖יetbenithe son of me 2 Kings 6:29:3וַנֹּֽאכְלֵ֑הוּvannokhelehuand we ate him 2 Kings 6:29:4וָאֹמַ֨רvaomarand I said 2 Kings 6:29:5אֵלֶ֜יהָelehato her 2 Kings 6:29:6בַּיּ֣וֹםbayyomon the day 2 Kings 6:29:7הָאַחֵ֗רhaakherthe other or the next 2 Kings 6:29:8תְּנִ֤יtenigive {you, feminine singular} 2 Kings 6:29:9אֶת־בְּנֵךְ֙etbenekhyour son {feminine singular} 2 Kings 6:29:10וְנֹ֣אכְלֶ֔נּוּvenokhelenuand we may eat him 2 Kings 6:29:11וַתַּחְבִּ֖אvattakhbiand she hid 2 Kings 6:29:12אֶת־בְּנָֽהּ׃etbenaher son
29. Formal Translation
So we boiled my son and ate him. Then I said to her on the next day, “Give your son, and we will eat him.” But she hid him.
29. Dynamic Translation
We boiled my son and ate him. The next day, I told her, “Give me your son so we can eat him.” But she hid her son.
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