3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 10:3:1 ⧉וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vayomeruand they said 2 Samuel 10:3:2 ⧉שָׂרֵ֨יsareprinces of 2 Samuel 10:3:3 ⧉בְנֵֽי־עַמּ֜וֹןveneamonthe sons of Ammon 2 Samuel 10:3:4 ⧉אֶל־חָנ֣וּןelkhanunto Hanun 2 Samuel 10:3:5 ⧉אֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֗םadonehemtheir lord 2 Samuel 10:3:6 ⧉הַֽמְכַבֵּ֨דhamkhabedis honoring 2 Samuel 10:3:7 ⧉דָּוִ֤דdavidDavid 2 Samuel 10:3:8 ⧉אֶת־אָבִ֙יךָ֙etavikha{direct object} your father 2 Samuel 10:3:9 ⧉בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbeenekhain your eyes 2 Samuel 10:3:10 ⧉כִּֽי־שָׁלַ֥חkishalakhthat he sent 2 Samuel 10:3:11 ⧉לְךָ֖lekhato you 2 Samuel 10:3:12 ⧉מְנַֽחֲמִ֑יםmenakhamimcomforters 2 Samuel 10:3:13 ⧉הֲ֠לוֹאhalois it not 2 Samuel 10:3:14 ⧉בַּעֲב֞וּרbaavurfor the sake of 2 Samuel 10:3:15 ⧉חֲק֤וֹרkhakorto search out 2 Samuel 10:3:16 ⧉אֶת־הָעִיר֙ethair{direct object} the city 2 Samuel 10:3:17 ⧉וּלְרַגְּלָ֣הּuleraglaand to spy it out 2 Samuel 10:3:18 ⧉וּלְהָפְכָ֔הּulehafkhaand to overthrow it 2 Samuel 10:3:19 ⧉שָׁלַ֥חshalakhhe sent 2 Samuel 10:3:20 ⧉דָּוִ֛דdavidDavid 2 Samuel 10:3:21 ⧉אֶת־עֲבָדָ֖יוetavadav{direct object} his servants 2 Samuel 10:3:22 ⧉אֵלֶֽיךָ׃elekhato you |
3. Formal Translation And the commanders of the sons of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, “Does David honor your father in your eyes by sending comforters to you? Is it not rather for the purpose of searching out the city, to spy it out, and to overthrow it, that David sent his servants to you?” |
3. Dynamic Translation The Ammonite leaders said to Hanun, their ruler, “Do you really think David is showing respect to your father by sending men to comfort you? Is it not instead that David sent his servants to you to look over the city, spy it out, and overthrow it?” |