| 14. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 18:14:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand he said 2 Samuel 18:14:2 ⧉יוֹאָ֔בyoavJoab 2 Samuel 18:14:3 ⧉לֹא־כֵ֖ןlokhennot thus 2 Samuel 18:14:4 ⧉אֹחִ֣ילָהokhilaI will wait 2 Samuel 18:14:5 ⧉לְפָנֶ֑יךָlefanekhabefore you 2 Samuel 18:14:6 ⧉וַיִּקַּ֡חvayikkakhand he took 2 Samuel 18:14:7 ⧉שְׁלֹשָׁ֣הsheloshathree 2 Samuel 18:14:8 ⧉שְׁבָטִ֗יםshevatimrods or staffs 2 Samuel 18:14:9 ⧉בְּכַפּ֛וֹbekhapoin his palm 2 Samuel 18:14:10 ⧉וַיִּתְקָעֵ֥םvayitkaemand he thrust them 2 Samuel 18:14:11 ⧉בְּלֵ֖בbelevinto the heart of 2 Samuel 18:14:12 ⧉אַבְשָׁל֑וֹםavshalomAbsalom 2 Samuel 18:14:13 ⧉עוֹדֶ֥נּוּodenuwhile he was still 2 Samuel 18:14:14 ⧉חַ֖יkhaialive 2 Samuel 18:14:15 ⧉בְּלֵ֥בbelevin the heart of 2 Samuel 18:14:16 ⧉הָאֵלָֽה׃haelathe oak |
| 14. Formal Translation And Joab said, “I will not linger like this before you.” Then he took three javelins in his hand and thrust them into Absalom’s heart while he was still alive in the heart of the oak tree. |
| 14. Dynamic Translation Joab said, “I am not going to wait like this for you.” So he took three javelins in his hand and drove them into Absalom’s heart while he was still alive, caught in the oak. |