| 6. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 18:6:1 ⧉וַיֵּצֵ֥אvayetsayand he went out 2 Samuel 18:6:2 ⧉הָעָ֣םhaamthe people 2 Samuel 18:6:3 ⧉הַשָּׂדֶ֖הhasadethe field 2 Samuel 18:6:4 ⧉לִקְרַ֣אתlikreatto meet, toward 2 Samuel 18:6:5 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyisraelIsrael 2 Samuel 18:6:6 ⧉וַתְּהִ֥יvattehiand it was, and it happened 2 Samuel 18:6:7 ⧉הַמִּלְחָמָ֖הhammilkhamathe battle 2 Samuel 18:6:8 ⧉בַּיַּ֥עַרbayarin the forest 2 Samuel 18:6:9 ⧉אֶפְרָֽיִם׃efrayimEphraim |
| 6. Formal Translation And the people marched out into the field to confront Israel, and the battle took place in the forest of Ephraim. |
| 6. Dynamic Translation So David’s troops went out to face Israel in the open country, and the fight happened in the forest of Ephraim. |