| 13. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 18:13:1 ⧉א֣וֹ־עָשִׂ֤יתִיoasitior I would have done 2 Samuel 18:13:2 ⧉בְנַפְשִׁי֙venafshiagainst my life 2 Samuel 18:13:3 ⧉שֶׁ֔קֶרshekera lie 2 Samuel 18:13:4 ⧉וְכָל־דָּבָ֖רvekholdavarand every matter 2 Samuel 18:13:5 ⧉לֹא־יִכָּחֵ֣דloyikkakhedis not hidden 2 Samuel 18:13:6 ⧉מִן־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְminhamelekhfrom the king 2 Samuel 18:13:7 ⧉וְאַתָּ֖הveataand you 2 Samuel 18:13:8 ⧉תִּתְיַצֵּ֥בtityatsevwould take your stand 2 Samuel 18:13:9 ⧉מִנֶּֽגֶד׃minegedopposite or at a distance |
| 13. Formal Translation Otherwise, I would have acted falsely against my life, for not a matter would have been hidden from the king, and you would have kept your distance. |
| 13. Dynamic Translation If I had risked my life by telling a lie, the king would have found out, and you would have stepped away. |