1. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 11:1:1 ⧉וַיְהִי֩vayehiand it happened 2 Samuel 11:1:2 ⧉לִתְשׁוּבַ֨תlitshuvatat the turning or return 2 Samuel 11:1:3 ⧉הַשָּׁנָ֜הhashanaof the year 2 Samuel 11:1:4 ⧉לְעֵ֣תleetat the time 2 Samuel 11:1:5 ⧉צֵ֣אתtsetgoing out 2 Samuel 11:1:6 ⧉הַמַּלְאֿכִ֗יםhamalakhimthe kings 2 Samuel 11:1:7 ⧉וַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvayishlakhand he sent 2 Samuel 11:1:8 ⧉דָּוִ֡דdavidDavid 2 Samuel 11:1:9 ⧉אֶת־יוֹאָב֩etyoav{direct object} Joab 2 Samuel 11:1:10 ⧉וְאֶת־עֲבָדָ֨יוveetavadavand {direct object} his servants 2 Samuel 11:1:11 ⧉עִמּ֜וֹimmowith him 2 Samuel 11:1:12 ⧉וְאֶת־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לveetkolyisraeland {direct object} all Israel 2 Samuel 11:1:13 ⧉וַיַּשְׁחִ֙תוּ֙vayashkhituand they destroyed 2 Samuel 11:1:14 ⧉אֶת־בְּנֵ֣יetbene{direct object} the sons of 2 Samuel 11:1:15 ⧉עַמּ֔וֹןamonAmmon 2 Samuel 11:1:16 ⧉וַיָּצֻ֖רוּvayatsuruand they besieged 2 Samuel 11:1:17 ⧉עַל־רַבָּ֑הalrabaagainst Rabbah 2 Samuel 11:1:18 ⧉וְדָוִ֖דvedavidbut David 2 Samuel 11:1:19 ⧉יוֹשֵׁ֥בyoshevwas staying or dwelling 2 Samuel 11:1:20 ⧉בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃סbirushalaimin Jerusalem |
1. Formal Translation And it happened at the turn of the year, at the time when kings go out to battle, that David sent Joab and his officers with him and all Israel; they destroyed the sons of Ammon and besieged Rabbah. But David was staying in Jerusalem. |
1. Dynamic Translation When the year came around again, in the season when kings usually went out to battle, David sent Joab, his officers, and all of Israel’s army. They defeated the Ammonites and laid siege to Rabbah. But David stayed behind in Jerusalem. |