| 10. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 16:10:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand said 2 Samuel 16:10:2 ⧉הַמֶּ֔לֶךְhamelekhthe king 2 Samuel 16:10:3 ⧉מַה־לִּ֥יmaliwhat to me or what have I to do with 2 Samuel 16:10:4 ⧉וְלָכֶ֖םvelakhemand to you 2 Samuel 16:10:5 ⧉בְּנֵ֣יbenesons of 2 Samuel 16:10:6 ⧉צְרֻיָ֑הtseruyaZeruiah 2 Samuel 16:10:7 ⧉כיkifor 2 Samuel 16:10:8 ⧉כֹּ֣הkothus 2 Samuel 16:10:9 ⧉יְקַלֵּ֗לyekalelhe curses 2 Samuel 16:10:10 ⧉וכיvekhiand if 2 Samuel 16:10:11 ⧉כִּ֤יkithat 2 Samuel 16:10:12 ⧉יְהוָה֙yahwehthe LORD 2 Samuel 16:10:13 ⧉אָ֤מַרamarsaid 2 Samuel 16:10:14 ⧉לוֹ֙loto him 2 Samuel 16:10:15 ⧉קַלֵּ֣לkalelcurse 2 Samuel 16:10:16 ⧉אֶת־דָּוִ֔דetdavidDavid 2 Samuel 16:10:17 ⧉וּמִ֣יumiand who 2 Samuel 16:10:18 ⧉יֹאמַ֔רyomarwill say 2 Samuel 16:10:19 ⧉מַדּ֖וּעַmaduawhy 2 Samuel 16:10:20 ⧉עָשִׂ֥יתָהasitahave you done 2 Samuel 16:10:21 ⧉כֵּֽן׃סkenthus |
| 10. Formal Translation But the king said, “What have I to do with you, sons of Zeruiah? Let him curse, because the LORD {Yahweh, Supreme Arbiter} has said to him, ‘Curse David.’ Who then can say, ‘Why have you done this?’” |
| 10. Dynamic Translation But the king replied, “What does this matter to you and me, sons of Zeruiah? Let him go on cursing, because the LORD {Yahweh, Divine Governor} told him, ‘Curse David.’ Who then can say, ‘Why did you do this?’” |