| 20. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 18:20:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvayomerand he said 2 Samuel 18:20:2 ⧉ל֣וֹloto him 2 Samuel 18:20:3 ⧉יוֹאָ֗בyoavJoab 2 Samuel 18:20:4 ⧉לֹ֤אlonot 2 Samuel 18:20:5 ⧉אִ֨ישׁisha man 2 Samuel 18:20:6 ⧉בְּשֹׂרָ֤הbesoranews or report 2 Samuel 18:20:7 ⧉אַתָּה֙atayou 2 Samuel 18:20:8 ⧉הַיּ֣וֹםhayomtoday 2 Samuel 18:20:9 ⧉הַזֶּ֔הhazethis 2 Samuel 18:20:10 ⧉וּבִשַּׂרְתָּ֖uvisartaand you shall report news 2 Samuel 18:20:11 ⧉בְּי֣וֹםbeyomin a day 2 Samuel 18:20:12 ⧉אַחֵ֑רakheranother 2 Samuel 18:20:13 ⧉וְהַיּ֤וֹםvehayombut today 2 Samuel 18:20:14 ⧉הַזֶּה֙hazethis 2 Samuel 18:20:15 ⧉לֹ֣אlonot 2 Samuel 18:20:16 ⧉תְבַשֵּׂ֔רtevaseryou shall report news 2 Samuel 18:20:17 ⧉כִּֽי־עַלkialbecause of 2 Samuel 18:20:18 ⧉כֵּ֥ןkenso or thus 2 Samuel 18:20:19 ⧉בֶּן־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְbenhamelekhthe son of the king 2 Samuel 18:20:20 ⧉מֵֽת׃metdead |
| 20. Formal Translation And Joab said, “You are not a bearer of news this day, and you shall bring news on another day; but today you shall not bring news because the king’s son is dead.” |
| 20. Dynamic Translation Joab told him, “You are not the one to deliver the message today. You may bring news another time, but not today, because the king’s son has died.” |