| 19. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 15:19:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvayomerand said 2 Samuel 15:19:2 ⧉הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙hamelekhthe king 2 Samuel 15:19:3 ⧉אֶל־אִתַּ֣יelitaito Ittai 2 Samuel 15:19:4 ⧉הַגִּתִּ֔יhagitithe Gittite 2 Samuel 15:19:5 ⧉לָ֧מָּהlamawhy 2 Samuel 15:19:6 ⧉תֵלֵ֛ךְtelekhwill you go 2 Samuel 15:19:7 ⧉גַּם־אַתָּ֖הgamataalso you 2 Samuel 15:19:8 ⧉אִתָּ֑נוּitanuwith us 2 Samuel 15:19:9 ⧉שׁ֣וּבshuvreturn 2 Samuel 15:19:10 ⧉וְשֵׁ֤בveshevand stay 2 Samuel 15:19:11 ⧉עִם־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙imhamelekhwith the king 2 Samuel 15:19:12 ⧉כִּֽי־נָכְרִ֣יkinakhrifor a foreigner 2 Samuel 15:19:13 ⧉אַ֔תָּהatayou are 2 Samuel 15:19:14 ⧉וְגַם־גֹּלֶ֥הvegamgoleand also an exile 2 Samuel 15:19:15 ⧉אַתָּ֖הatayou are 2 Samuel 15:19:16 ⧉לִמְקוֹמֶֽךָ׃limkomekhato your place |
| 19. Formal Translation And the king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why should you also go with us? Return and remain with the king, for you are a foreigner and an exile to your own place.” |
| 19. Dynamic Translation The king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why come with us too? Go back and live with the king, since you are a foreigner and have been exiled to your own land.” |