| 18. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 14:18:1 ⧉וַיַּ֣עַןvayaanand answered 2 Samuel 14:18:2 ⧉הַמֶּ֗לֶךְhamelekhthe king 2 Samuel 14:18:3 ⧉וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vayomerand said 2 Samuel 14:18:4 ⧉אֶל־הָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הelhaishato the woman 2 Samuel 14:18:5 ⧉אַל־נָ֨אalnaplease do not 2 Samuel 14:18:6 ⧉תְכַחֲדִ֤יtekhakhadihide 2 Samuel 14:18:7 ⧉מִמֶּ֙נִּי֙mimenifrom me 2 Samuel 14:18:8 ⧉דָּבָ֔רdavara word or a thing 2 Samuel 14:18:9 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֥רasherthat which 2 Samuel 14:18:10 ⧉אָנֹכִ֖יanokhiI 2 Samuel 14:18:11 ⧉שֹׁאֵ֣לshoelam asking 2 Samuel 14:18:12 ⧉אֹתָ֑ךְotakhyou 2 Samuel 14:18:13 ⧉וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙vatomerand she said 2 Samuel 14:18:14 ⧉הָֽאִשָּׁ֔הhaishathe woman 2 Samuel 14:18:15 ⧉יְדַבֶּר־נָ֖אyedabernalet speak, please 2 Samuel 14:18:16 ⧉אֲדֹנִ֥יadonimy lord 2 Samuel 14:18:17 ⧉הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃hamelekhthe king |
| 18. Formal Translation And the king answered and said to the woman, “Please do not hide from me anything that I am asking you.” And the woman said, “Let my lord the king speak, please.” |
| 18. Dynamic Translation Then the king responded to the woman, “Please do not keep from me what I am about to ask you.” The woman replied, “Let my lord the king speak, please.” |