| 13. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 17:13:1 ⧉וְאִם־אֶל־עִיר֙veimeelirand if to a city 2 Samuel 17:13:2 ⧉יֵֽאָסֵ֔ףyeasefhe is gathered or he withdraws 2 Samuel 17:13:3 ⧉וְהִשִּׂ֧יאוּvehissiuthen they shall bring 2 Samuel 17:13:4 ⧉כָֽל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לkholyisraelall Israel 2 Samuel 17:13:5 ⧉אֶל־הָעִ֥ירelhairto the city 2 Samuel 17:13:6 ⧉הַהִ֖יאhahithat 2 Samuel 17:13:7 ⧉חֲבָלִ֑יםkhavalimropes 2 Samuel 17:13:8 ⧉וְסָחַ֤בְנוּvesakhavnuand we shall drag 2 Samuel 17:13:9 ⧉אֹתוֹ֙otoit 2 Samuel 17:13:10 ⧉עַד־הַנַּ֔חַלadhanakhalup to the wadi or the stream-valley 2 Samuel 17:13:11 ⧉עַ֛דaduntil 2 Samuel 17:13:12 ⧉אֲשֶֽׁר־לֹא־נִמְצָ֥אasherelonimtsawhich not is found 2 Samuel 17:13:13 ⧉שָׁ֖םshamthere 2 Samuel 17:13:14 ⧉גַּם־צְרֽוֹר׃פgamtseroreven a pebble or a small stone |
| 13. Formal Translation And if he withdraws into a city, then all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we will drag it down to the stream until not even a pebble is found there. |
| 13. Dynamic Translation If he retreats into a city, then everyone in Israel will haul ropes to that city and pull it down into the valley so that not even a single stone will be left there. |