| 8. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 15:8:1 ⧉כִּי־נֵ֙דֶר֙kinederfor a vow 2 Samuel 15:8:2 ⧉נָדַ֣רnadarhe vowed 2 Samuel 15:8:3 ⧉עַבְדְּךָ֔avdekhayour servant 2 Samuel 15:8:4 ⧉בְּשִׁבְתִּ֥יbeshivtiin my dwelling 2 Samuel 15:8:5 ⧉בִגְשׁ֛וּרvigshurin Geshur 2 Samuel 15:8:6 ⧉בַּאֲרָ֖םbaaramin Aram 2 Samuel 15:8:7 ⧉לֵאמֹ֑רlemorsaying 2 Samuel 15:8:8 ⧉אִם־ישיבimyashivif he will bring back 2 Samuel 15:8:9 ⧉יָשׁ֨וֹבyashovhe will indeed return 2 Samuel 15:8:10 ⧉יְשִׁיבֵ֤נִיyeshivenihe will bring me back 2 Samuel 15:8:11 ⧉יְהוָה֙yahwehthe LORD 2 Samuel 15:8:12 ⧉יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םyerushalaimto Jerusalem 2 Samuel 15:8:13 ⧉וְעָבַדְתִּ֖יveavadtithen I will serve or worship 2 Samuel 15:8:14 ⧉אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃etyahweh{direct object} the LORD |
| 8. Formal Translation “For your servant made a vow while I was living in Geshur in Aram, saying, ‘If the LORD {Yahweh, Promise Keeper} brings me back to Jerusalem, then I will serve the LORD.’” |
| 8. Dynamic Translation “I, your servant, made a promise when I was living in Geshur in Aram, saying, ‘If the LORD brings me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the LORD {Yahweh, Devotion Recipient}.’” |