| 24. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 18:24:1 ⧉וְדָוִ֕דvedavidand David 2 Samuel 18:24:2 ⧉יוֹשֵׁ֖בyoshevwas sitting 2 Samuel 18:24:3 ⧉בֵּין־שְׁנֵ֣יbensheneibetween the two 2 Samuel 18:24:4 ⧉הַשְּׁעָרִ֑יםhashearimthe gates 2 Samuel 18:24:5 ⧉וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ֙vayelekhand went 2 Samuel 18:24:6 ⧉הַצֹּפֶ֔הhatsofethe watchman 2 Samuel 18:24:7 ⧉אֶל־גַּ֥גelgagto the roof of 2 Samuel 18:24:8 ⧉הַשַּׁ֖עַרhashaarthe gate 2 Samuel 18:24:9 ⧉אֶל־הַחֹומָ֑הelhakhomato the wall 2 Samuel 18:24:10 ⧉וַיַּשְׂאַ֤ףvayasafand he lifted up 2 Samuel 18:24:11 ⧉אֶת־עֵינָיו֙etenav{the} his eyes 2 Samuel 18:24:12 ⧉וַיַּ֔רְאvayareand saw 2 Samuel 18:24:13 ⧉וְהִנֵּה־אִ֖ישׁvehinneishand look, a man 2 Samuel 18:24:14 ⧉רָ֥ץratsrunning 2 Samuel 18:24:15 ⧉לְבַדֹּֽו׃levaddoalone {by himself} |
| 24. Formal Translation And David was sitting between the two gates, and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate above the wall. He saw a man running alone. |
| 24. Dynamic Translation David was sitting between the inner and outer gates. Meanwhile, the watchman climbed up to the roof over the gate on the wall and spotted a man running all by himself. |