| 11. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 19:11:1 ⧉וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְvehamelekhand the king 2 Samuel 19:11:2 ⧉דָּוִ֗דdavidDavid 2 Samuel 19:11:3 ⧉שָׁ֠לַחshalakhsent 2 Samuel 19:11:4 ⧉אֶל־צָדֹ֨וקeltsadokto Zadok 2 Samuel 19:11:5 ⧉וְאֶל־אֶבְיָתָ֥רveelevyatarand to Abiathar 2 Samuel 19:11:6 ⧉הַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםhakohanimthe priests 2 Samuel 19:11:7 ⧉לֵאמֹ֑רlemorsaying 2 Samuel 19:11:8 ⧉דַּבְּר֞וּdabberuspeak 2 Samuel 19:11:9 ⧉אֶל־זִקְנֵ֣יelzikneto the elders of 2 Samuel 19:11:10 ⧉יְהוּדָ֗הyehudaJudah 2 Samuel 19:11:11 ⧉לֵאמֹר֙lemorsaying 2 Samuel 19:11:12 ⧉לָ֣מָּהlammawhy 2 Samuel 19:11:13 ⧉תִּהְי֔וּtihyuwill you be 2 Samuel 19:11:14 ⧉אַחֲרֹנִ֖יםakharonimlast 2 Samuel 19:11:15 ⧉לְהָשִׁ֣יבlehashivto bring back 2 Samuel 19:11:16 ⧉אֶת־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְethamelekh{object marker} the king 2 Samuel 19:11:17 ⧉אֶל־בֵּית֙וֹelbetoto his house 2 Samuel 19:11:18 ⧉וּדְבַ֣רudevarand the word of 2 Samuel 19:11:19 ⧉כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לkolyisraelall Israel 2 Samuel 19:11:20 ⧉בָּ֖אbahas come 2 Samuel 19:11:21 ⧉אֶל־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְelhamelekhto the king 2 Samuel 19:11:22 ⧉אֶל־בֵּיתֽוֹ׃elbetoto his house |
| 11. Formal Translation And David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar, the priests, saying, “Speak to the elders of Judah, saying, ‘Why are you the last ones to bring back the king to his house? For the word of all Israel has come to the king, to his house.’” |
| 11. Dynamic Translation David sent a message to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, telling them, “Tell the elders of Judah, ‘Why are you the last ones to bring the king back to his home when the report from all Israel has already reached him there?’” |