| 8. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 17:8:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand he said 2 Samuel 17:8:2 ⧉חוּשַׁ֗יkhushaiHushai 2 Samuel 17:8:3 ⧉אַתָּ֣הatayou 2 Samuel 17:8:4 ⧉יָ֠דַעְתָּyadatayou know 2 Samuel 17:8:5 ⧉אֶת־אָבִ֨יךָetavikhayour father 2 Samuel 17:8:6 ⧉וְאֶת־אֲנָשָׁ֜יוveetanashaivand his men 2 Samuel 17:8:7 ⧉כִּ֧יkithat or for 2 Samuel 17:8:8 ⧉גִבֹּרִ֣יםgiborimmighty men 2 Samuel 17:8:9 ⧉הֵ֗מָּהhemathey 2 Samuel 17:8:10 ⧉וּמָרֵ֥יumareand bitter ones of or fierce of 2 Samuel 17:8:11 ⧉נֶ֙פֶשׁ֙nefeshlife or soul 2 Samuel 17:8:12 ⧉הֵ֔מָּהhemathey 2 Samuel 17:8:13 ⧉כְּדֹ֥בkedovlike a bear 2 Samuel 17:8:14 ⧉שַׁכּ֖וּלshakulbereaved 2 Samuel 17:8:15 ⧉בַּשָּׂדֶ֑הbasadein the field 2 Samuel 17:8:16 ⧉וְאָבִ֙יךָ֙veavikhaand your father 2 Samuel 17:8:17 ⧉אִ֣ישׁisha man 2 Samuel 17:8:18 ⧉מִלְחָמָ֔הmilkhamaof war 2 Samuel 17:8:19 ⧉וְלֹ֥אveloand not 2 Samuel 17:8:20 ⧉יָלִ֖יןyalinhe will lodge or he will spend the night 2 Samuel 17:8:21 ⧉אֶת־הָעָֽם׃ethaamwith the people |
| 8. Formal Translation And Hushai said, “You know your father and his men, for they are mighty men and embittered of soul, like a bear bereaved in the field. And your father is a man of war, and he will not spend the night with the people.” |
| 8. Dynamic Translation Hushai replied, “You are well aware of your father and his warriors; they are strong fighters and deeply enraged, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the wild. Your father is a battle-tested warrior, and he will not stay the night with the troops.” |