| 4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 18:4:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvayomerand he said 2 Samuel 18:4:2 ⧉אֲלֵיהֶם֙alehemto them 2 Samuel 18:4:3 ⧉הַמֶּ֔לֶךְhamelekhthe king 2 Samuel 18:4:4 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־יִיטַ֥בasheryitavwhich will be good 2 Samuel 18:4:5 ⧉בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֖םbeenekhemin your eyes 2 Samuel 18:4:6 ⧉אֶעֱשֶׂ֑הeeseI will do 2 Samuel 18:4:7 ⧉וַיַּעֲמֹ֤דvayaamodand he stood 2 Samuel 18:4:8 ⧉הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙hamelekhthe king 2 Samuel 18:4:9 ⧉אֶל־יַ֣דelyadbeside the hand of or at the side of 2 Samuel 18:4:10 ⧉הַשַּׁ֔עַרhashaarthe gate 2 Samuel 18:4:11 ⧉וְכָל־הָעָם֙vekholhaamand all the people 2 Samuel 18:4:12 ⧉יָצְא֣וּyatseuwent out 2 Samuel 18:4:13 ⧉לְמֵא֔וֹתlemeotby hundreds 2 Samuel 18:4:14 ⧉וּלְאַלָפִֽים׃ulealafimand by thousands |
| 4. Formal Translation And the king said, “Whatever seems good in your eyes, I will do.” And the king stood beside the gate, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands. |
| 4. Dynamic Translation “I will do what seems best to you,” the king replied. Then he stood at the gate while everyone marched out in groups of hundreds and thousands. |