18. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 12:18:1 ⧉וַיְהִ֛יvayehiand it happened 2 Samuel 12:18:2 ⧉בַּיּ֥וֹםbayomon the day 2 Samuel 12:18:3 ⧉הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יhasheviithe seventh 2 Samuel 12:18:4 ⧉וַיָּ֣מָתvayamatand died 2 Samuel 12:18:5 ⧉הַיָּ֑לֶדhayaledthe child 2 Samuel 12:18:6 ⧉וַיִּֽרְאוּ֩vayireuand they were afraid 2 Samuel 12:18:7 ⧉עַבְדֵ֨יavdeservants of 2 Samuel 12:18:8 ⧉דָוִ֜דdavidDavid 2 Samuel 12:18:9 ⧉לְהַגִּ֥ידlehagidto tell 2 Samuel 12:18:10 ⧉ל֣וֹloto him 2 Samuel 12:18:11 ⧉כִּי־מֵ֣תkimetthat was dead 2 Samuel 12:18:12 ⧉הַיֶּ֗לֶדhayeledthe child 2 Samuel 12:18:13 ⧉כִּ֤יkifor 2 Samuel 12:18:14 ⧉אָֽמְרוּ֙ameruthey said 2 Samuel 12:18:15 ⧉הִנֵּה֩hinebehold 2 Samuel 12:18:16 ⧉בִהְי֨וֹתvihyeotwhile being 2 Samuel 12:18:17 ⧉הַיֶּ֜לֶדhayeledthe child 2 Samuel 12:18:18 ⧉חַ֗יkhaialive 2 Samuel 12:18:19 ⧉דִּבַּ֤רְנוּdibarnuwe spoke 2 Samuel 12:18:20 ⧉אֵלָיו֙elavto him 2 Samuel 12:18:21 ⧉וְלֹא־שָׁמַ֣עveloshamaand he did not listen 2 Samuel 12:18:22 ⧉בְּקוֹלֵ֔נוּbekolenuto our voice 2 Samuel 12:18:23 ⧉וְאֵ֨יךְveekhand how 2 Samuel 12:18:24 ⧉נֹאמַ֥רnomarshall we say 2 Samuel 12:18:25 ⧉אֵלָ֛יוelavto him 2 Samuel 12:18:26 ⧉מֵ֥תmetdead 2 Samuel 12:18:27 ⧉הַיֶּ֖לֶדhayeledthe child 2 Samuel 12:18:28 ⧉וְעָשָׂ֥הveasaand he will do 2 Samuel 12:18:29 ⧉רָעָֽה׃raaharm or evil |
18. Formal Translation And it happened on the seventh day that the child died, and David’s servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead; for they said, “Behold, while the child was alive, we spoke to him and he did not heed our voice. How then can we tell him, ‘The Child is dead’? He may do harm.” |
18. Dynamic Translation On the seventh day the child died. David’s attendants were afraid to tell him that the child had died, because when the child was still alive, we spoke to him, but he refused to listen. How can we now tell him the child is dead? He might react dangerously. |