| 9. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 16:9:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvayomerand he said 2 Samuel 16:9:2 ⧉אֲבִישַׁ֤יavishaiAbishai 2 Samuel 16:9:3 ⧉בֶּן־צְרוּיָה֙bentseruyason of Zeruiah 2 Samuel 16:9:4 ⧉אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְelhamelekhto the king 2 Samuel 16:9:5 ⧉לָ֣מָּהlamawhy 2 Samuel 16:9:6 ⧉יְקַלֵּ֞לyekallelshould he curse 2 Samuel 16:9:7 ⧉הַכֶּ֤לֶבhakelevthe dog 2 Samuel 16:9:8 ⧉הַמֵּת֙hametthe dead 2 Samuel 16:9:9 ⧉הַזֶּ֔הhazethis 2 Samuel 16:9:10 ⧉אֶת־אֲדֹנִ֖יetadoni{direct object} my lord 2 Samuel 16:9:11 ⧉הַמֶּ֑לֶךְhamelekhthe king 2 Samuel 16:9:12 ⧉אֶעְבְּרָה־נָּ֖אeeveranalet me cross over, please 2 Samuel 16:9:13 ⧉וְאָסִ֥ירָהveasiraand I will remove 2 Samuel 16:9:14 ⧉אֶת־רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃סetrosho{direct object} his head |
| 9. Formal Translation Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Please allow me to cross over and remove his head.” |
| 9. Dynamic Translation Abishai, Zeruiah’s son, said to the king, “Why is this worthless dead dog allowed to insult my master the king? Let me go over and take off his head.” |