2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 10:2:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvayomerand he said 2 Samuel 10:2:2 ⧉דָּוִ֜דdavidDavid 2 Samuel 10:2:3 ⧉אֶעֱשֶׂה־חֶ֣סֶדeesekhesedI will do kindness or loyalty 2 Samuel 10:2:4 ⧉עִם־חָנ֣וּןimkhanunwith Hanun 2 Samuel 10:2:5 ⧉בֶּן־נָחָ֗שׁbennakhashson of Nahash 2 Samuel 10:2:6 ⧉כַּאֲשֶׁר֩kaasheras, just as 2 Samuel 10:2:7 ⧉עָשָׂ֨הasahe did 2 Samuel 10:2:8 ⧉אָבִ֤יוavivhis father 2 Samuel 10:2:9 ⧉עִמָּדִי֙immadiwith me 2 Samuel 10:2:10 ⧉חֶ֔סֶדkhesedkindness or loyalty 2 Samuel 10:2:11 ⧉וַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvayishlakhand he sent 2 Samuel 10:2:12 ⧉דָּוִ֧דdavidDavid 2 Samuel 10:2:13 ⧉לְנַחֲמ֛וֹlenakhamoto comfort him 2 Samuel 10:2:14 ⧉בְּיַד־עֲבָדָ֖יוbeyadavadavby the hand of his servants 2 Samuel 10:2:15 ⧉אֶל־אָבִ֑יוelavivto his father 2 Samuel 10:2:16 ⧉וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vayabouand they came 2 Samuel 10:2:17 ⧉עַבְדֵ֣יavdeservants of 2 Samuel 10:2:18 ⧉דָוִ֔דdavidDavid 2 Samuel 10:2:19 ⧉אֶ֖רֶץeretsland 2 Samuel 10:2:20 ⧉בְּנֵ֥יbenesons of 2 Samuel 10:2:21 ⧉עַמּֽוֹן׃amonAmmon |
2. Formal Translation And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed me kindness.” Then David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants concerning his father, and his servants came to the land of the sons of Ammon. |
2. Dynamic Translation David decided, “I want to be kind to Hanun, son of Nahash, just like his father was kind to me.” Then he sent his servants to express his sympathy to Hanun regarding his father. When they arrived, they came to the land of the Ammonites. |