| 9. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 19:9:1 ⧉וַיְהִ֤יvayehiand it came to be 2 Samuel 19:9:2 ⧉כָל־הָעָם֙kholhaamall the people 2 Samuel 19:9:3 ⧉נָד֔וֹןnadonarguing 2 Samuel 19:9:4 ⧉בְּכָל־שִׁבְטֵ֥יbekholshivtein all the tribes of 2 Samuel 19:9:5 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyisraelIsrael 2 Samuel 19:9:6 ⧉לֵאמֹ֑רlemorsaying 2 Samuel 19:9:7 ⧉הַמֶּ֣לֶךְhamelekhthe king 2 Samuel 19:9:8 ⧉הִצִּילָ֣נוּhitsilanudelivered us 2 Samuel 19:9:9 ⧉מִכַּ֣ףmikaffrom the hand of 2 Samuel 19:9:10 ⧉אֹיְבֵ֔ינוּoyevenuour enemies 2 Samuel 19:9:11 ⧉וְה֣וֹאvehoand he 2 Samuel 19:9:12 ⧉מִלְּטָ֣נוּ׀miltenusaved us 2 Samuel 19:9:13 ⧉מִכַּ֖ףmikaffrom the hand of 2 Samuel 19:9:14 ⧉פְּלִשְׁתִּֽיםpelishtimthe Philistines 2 Samuel 19:9:15 ⧉וְעַתָּ֣הveataand now 2 Samuel 19:9:16 ⧉בָּרַ֔חbarakhhe fled 2 Samuel 19:9:17 ⧉מִן־הָאָ֖רֶץminhaaretsfrom the land 2 Samuel 19:9:18 ⧉מֵעַ֥לmealfrom upon or from before 2 Samuel 19:9:19 ⧉אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃avshalomAbsalom |
| 9. Formal Translation And it happened that all the people were disputing throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, “The king delivered us from the hand of our enemies, and he rescued us from the hand of the Philistines. But now he has fled from the land because of Absalom.” |
| 9. Dynamic Translation Meanwhile, everyone across all the tribes of Israel was arguing, “The king saved us from our enemies and rescued us from the Philistines, but now he has run away from the country to get away from Absalom.” |