| 17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 18:17:1 ⧉וַיִּקְח֣וּvayikkhuand they took 2 Samuel 18:17:2 ⧉אֶת־אַבְשָׁלֹ֗וםetavshalom{direct object marker} Absalom 2 Samuel 18:17:3 ⧉וַיַּשְׁלִכֻּ֙הוּ֙vayashlikhuhuand they threw him 2 Samuel 18:17:4 ⧉בַּיַּ֔עַרbayaarin the forest 2 Samuel 18:17:5 ⧉אֶל־הַפַּ֣חַתelhapakhatinto the pit 2 Samuel 18:17:6 ⧉הַגָּדֹ֑ולhagadolthe great 2 Samuel 18:17:7 ⧉וַיַּצִּ֧בוּvayatsivuand they set up 2 Samuel 18:17:8 ⧉עָלָ֛יוalavover him 2 Samuel 18:17:9 ⧉גַּל־אֲבָנִ֥יםgalavanima heap of stones 2 Samuel 18:17:10 ⧉גָּדֹ֖ולgadolgreat 2 Samuel 18:17:11 ⧉מְאֹ֑דmeodvery 2 Samuel 18:17:12 ⧉וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לvekholyisraeland all Israel 2 Samuel 18:17:13 ⧉נָס֖וּnasufled 2 Samuel 18:17:14 ⧉אִ֥ישׁisha man or each one 2 Samuel 18:17:15 ⧉לְאֹהָלָֽיו׃סleohalavto his tent |
| 17. Formal Translation And they took Absalom and threw him into the great pit in the forest, and they set up over him a very large heap of stones. Then all Israel fled, each man to his tent. |
| 17. Dynamic Translation They took Absalom and tossed him into a huge pit in the forest, piling a massive mound of stones over him. After that, everyone in Israel ran away to their homes. |