| 10. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 15:10:1 ⧉וַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvayishlakhand he sent 2 Samuel 15:10:2 ⧉אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙avshalomAbsalom 2 Samuel 15:10:3 ⧉מְרַגְּלִ֔יםmeraggelimspies 2 Samuel 15:10:4 ⧉בְּכָל־שִׁבְטֵ֥יbekholshivtein all the tribes of 2 Samuel 15:10:5 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyisraelIsrael 2 Samuel 15:10:6 ⧉לֵאמֹ֑רlemorsaying 2 Samuel 15:10:7 ⧉כְּשָׁמְעֲכֶם֙keshameakhemwhen you hear 2 Samuel 15:10:8 ⧉אֶת־ק֣וֹלetkolthe sound of 2 Samuel 15:10:9 ⧉הַשֹּׁפָ֔רhashofarthe shofar or trumpet 2 Samuel 15:10:10 ⧉וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םvaamartemthen you shall say 2 Samuel 15:10:11 ⧉מָלַ֥ךְmalakhhas become king or reigns 2 Samuel 15:10:12 ⧉אַבְשָׁל֖וֹםavshalomAbsalom 2 Samuel 15:10:13 ⧉בְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃bekhevronin Hebron |
| 10. Formal Translation And Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel to say, “When you hear the sound of the trumpet, you shall say, ‘Absalom is king in Hebron.’” |
| 10. Dynamic Translation Absalom dispatched secret envoys to every tribe of Israel with orders that at the sound of the horn they should announce, “Absalom reigns in Hebron.” |