| 3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 16:3:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand he said 2 Samuel 16:3:2 ⧉הַמֶּ֔לֶךְhamelekhthe king 2 Samuel 16:3:3 ⧉וְאַיֵּ֖הveayeand where 2 Samuel 16:3:4 ⧉בֶּן־אֲדֹנֶ֑יךָbenadonekhason of your lord 2 Samuel 16:3:5 ⧉וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvayomerand he said 2 Samuel 16:3:6 ⧉צִיבָ֜אtsivaZiba 2 Samuel 16:3:7 ⧉אֶל־הַמֶּ֗לֶךְelhamelekhto the king 2 Samuel 16:3:8 ⧉הִנֵּה֙hinebehold 2 Samuel 16:3:9 ⧉יוֹשֵׁ֣בyoshevstaying or sitting 2 Samuel 16:3:10 ⧉בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֔םbirushalayimin Jerusalem 2 Samuel 16:3:11 ⧉כִּ֣יkifor 2 Samuel 16:3:12 ⧉אָמַ֔רamarhe said 2 Samuel 16:3:13 ⧉הַיּ֗וֹםhayomtoday 2 Samuel 16:3:14 ⧉יָשִׁ֤יבוּyashivuthey will restore or bring back 2 Samuel 16:3:15 ⧉לִי֙lito me 2 Samuel 16:3:16 ⧉בֵּ֣יתbethouse of 2 Samuel 16:3:17 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsrael 2 Samuel 16:3:18 ⧉אֵ֖תet 2 Samuel 16:3:19 ⧉מַמְלְכ֥וּתmamlekhutkingdom 2 Samuel 16:3:20 ⧉אָבִֽי׃avimy father |
| 3. Formal Translation And the king said, “Where is your master’s son?” And Ziba said to the king, “Behold, he is staying in Jerusalem, for he said, ‘Today the house of Israel will restore to me the kingdom of my father.’” |
| 3. Dynamic Translation The king asked, “Where is your master’s son?” Ziba replied to the king, “He is staying in Jerusalem, for he said, ‘Today the Israelites will give me back my father’s kingdom.’” |