| 16. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 17:16:1 ⧉וְעַתָּ֡הveataand now 2 Samuel 17:16:2 ⧉שִׁלְח֣וּshilkhusend 2 Samuel 17:16:3 ⧉מְהֵרָה֩meheraquickly 2 Samuel 17:16:4 ⧉וְהַגִּ֨ידוּvehagiduand tell 2 Samuel 17:16:5 ⧉לְדָוִ֜דledavidto David 2 Samuel 17:16:6 ⧉לֵאמֹ֗רlemorsaying 2 Samuel 17:16:7 ⧉אַל־תָּ֤לֶןaltalendo not stay overnight 2 Samuel 17:16:8 ⧉הַלַּ֙יְלָה֙halailathe night 2 Samuel 17:16:9 ⧉בְּעַֽרְב֣וֹתbearvotin the fords or crossings 2 Samuel 17:16:10 ⧉הַמִּדְבָּ֔רhamidbarof the wilderness 2 Samuel 17:16:11 ⧉וְגַ֖םvegambut also 2 Samuel 17:16:12 ⧉עָב֣וֹרavorcrossing, pass over 2 Samuel 17:16:13 ⧉תַּעֲב֑וֹרtaavoryou must surely cross over 2 Samuel 17:16:14 ⧉פֶּ֚ןpenlest 2 Samuel 17:16:15 ⧉יְבֻלַּ֣עyevulabe swallowed up 2 Samuel 17:16:16 ⧉לַמֶּ֔לֶךְlamelekhto the king 2 Samuel 17:16:17 ⧉וּלְכָל־הָעָ֖םulekholhaamand to all the people 2 Samuel 17:16:18 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֥רasherwho 2 Samuel 17:16:19 ⧉אִתּֽוֹ׃itois with him |
| 16. Formal Translation And now send quickly and tell David, saying, “Do not lodge tonight at the wilderness crossings, but cross over at once, lest the king and all the people with him be swallowed up.” |
| 16. Dynamic Translation Now hurry and send a message to David: “Do not stay overnight at the desert crossing places, but cross over immediately, or else the king and everyone with him could be swallowed up.” |