| 32. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 14:32:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand he said 2 Samuel 14:32:2 ⧉אַבְשָׁל֣וֹםavshalomAbsalom 2 Samuel 14:32:3 ⧉אֶל־יוֹאָ֡בelyoavto Joab 2 Samuel 14:32:4 ⧉הִנֵּ֣הhinelook, 2 Samuel 14:32:5 ⧉שָׁלַ֣חְתִּיshalakhtiI sent 2 Samuel 14:32:6 ⧉אֵלֶ֣יךָelekhato you 2 Samuel 14:32:7 ⧉לֵאמֹ֡רlemorto say 2 Samuel 14:32:8 ⧉בֹּ֣אbocome 2 Samuel 14:32:9 ⧉הֵ֠נָּהhenahere 2 Samuel 14:32:10 ⧉וְאֶשְׁלְחָה֩veeshlekhaand I will send 2 Samuel 14:32:11 ⧉אֹתְךָ֨otekhayou 2 Samuel 14:32:12 ⧉אֶל־הַמֶּ֜לֶךְelhamelekhto the king 2 Samuel 14:32:13 ⧉לֵאמֹ֗רlemorto say 2 Samuel 14:32:14 ⧉לָ֤מָּהlamawhy 2 Samuel 14:32:15 ⧉בָּ֙אתִי֙batihave I come 2 Samuel 14:32:16 ⧉מִגְּשׁ֔וּרmiggeshurfrom Geshur 2 Samuel 14:32:17 ⧉ט֥וֹבtovbetter 2 Samuel 14:32:18 ⧉לִ֖יlifor me 2 Samuel 14:32:19 ⧉עֹ֣דodstill 2 Samuel 14:32:20 ⧉אֲנִי־שָׁ֑םanishamI there 2 Samuel 14:32:21 ⧉וְעַתָּ֗הveataand now 2 Samuel 14:32:22 ⧉אֶרְאֶה֙ereelet me see 2 Samuel 14:32:23 ⧉פְּנֵ֣יpenethe face of 2 Samuel 14:32:24 ⧉הַמֶּ֔לֶךְhamelekhthe king 2 Samuel 14:32:25 ⧉וְאִם־יֶשׁ־בִּ֥יveimyeshbiand if there is in me 2 Samuel 14:32:26 ⧉עָוֺ֖ןavonguilt 2 Samuel 14:32:27 ⧉וֶהֱמִתָֽנִי׃vehemitanithen let him put me to death |
| 32. Formal Translation And Absalom said to Joab, “Behold, I sent for you, saying, ‘Come here so I may send you to the king to say, “Why did I come from Geshur? It would have been better for me to still be there.” Now then, let me see the king’s face and, if there is guilt in me, let him put me to death.’” |
| 32. Dynamic Translation Absalom said to Joab, “Look, I sent for you and said, ‘Come here so I can send you to the king with this message: “Why did I even come back from Geshur? I would have been better off if I had stayed there!”’ Now I want to see the king’s face—and if there is any wrongdoing in me, let him put me to death.” |