| 6. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 14:6:1 ⧉וּלְשִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֙uleshifkhatekhaand to your female servant 2 Samuel 14:6:2 ⧉שְׁנֵ֣יshenetwo of 2 Samuel 14:6:3 ⧉בָנִ֔יםvanimsons 2 Samuel 14:6:4 ⧉וַיִּנָּצ֤וּvayinnatsuand they fought or quarreled 2 Samuel 14:6:5 ⧉שְׁנֵיהֶם֙shenehemboth of them 2 Samuel 14:6:6 ⧉בַּשָּׂדֶ֔הbasadein the field 2 Samuel 14:6:7 ⧉וְאֵ֥יןveenand there was no 2 Samuel 14:6:8 ⧉מַצִּ֖ילmatsilone delivering or rescuing 2 Samuel 14:6:9 ⧉בֵּֽינֵיהֶ֑םbenehembetween them 2 Samuel 14:6:10 ⧉וַיַּכּ֧וֹvayakkoand he struck him 2 Samuel 14:6:11 ⧉הָאֶחָ֛דhaekhadthe one 2 Samuel 14:6:12 ⧉אֶת־הָאֶחָ֖דethaekhad{direct object marker} the other one 2 Samuel 14:6:13 ⧉וַיָּ֥מֶתvayametand he died 2 Samuel 14:6:14 ⧉אֹתֽוֹ׃otohim |
| 6. Formal Translation “Now your servant woman had two sons. The two of them fought in the field, and there was no one to rescue them. The one struck the other and killed him.” |
| 6. Dynamic Translation “I, your servant, had two sons. They began fighting in the field, and no one was there to separate them. One struck the other and killed him.” |