| 13. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 14:13:1 ⧉וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙vatomerand she said 2 Samuel 14:13:2 ⧉הָֽאִשָּׁ֔הhaishathe woman 2 Samuel 14:13:3 ⧉וְלָ֧מָּהvelamaand why 2 Samuel 14:13:4 ⧉חָשַׁ֛בְתָּהkhashavteyou have planned or you have thought 2 Samuel 14:13:5 ⧉כָּזֹ֖אתkazotlike this 2 Samuel 14:13:6 ⧉עַל־עַ֣םalamagainst the people of 2 Samuel 14:13:7 ⧉אֱלֹהִ֑יםelohimGod 2 Samuel 14:13:8 ⧉וּמִדַּבֵּ֨רumidaberand from speaking or and in speaking 2 Samuel 14:13:9 ⧉הַמֶּ֜לֶךְhamelekhthe king 2 Samuel 14:13:10 ⧉הַדָּבָ֤רhadavarthe word or the matter 2 Samuel 14:13:11 ⧉הַזֶּה֙hazethis 2 Samuel 14:13:12 ⧉כְּאָשֵׁ֔םkeashemas guilty 2 Samuel 14:13:13 ⧉לְבִלְתִּ֛יleviltiso as not to 2 Samuel 14:13:14 ⧉הָשִׁ֥יבhashivto bring back or to restore 2 Samuel 14:13:15 ⧉הַמֶּ֖לֶךְhamelekhthe king 2 Samuel 14:13:16 ⧉אֶֽת־נִדְּחֽוֹ׃etnidkhohis banished one |
| 13. Formal Translation And the woman said, “So why have you planned such a thing against the people of God {Elohim, Divine Authority}? By speaking this word, the king renders himself guilty, for the king does not bring back his banished one.” |
| 13. Dynamic Translation The woman asked, “Then why have you devised such a scheme against God’s people {Elohim, Ultimate Ruler}? When the king utters this statement, he indicts himself, because he has not restored his banished one.” |