| 6. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 20:6:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvayomerand he said 2 Samuel 20:6:2 ⧉דָּוִד֙davidDavid 2 Samuel 20:6:3 ⧉אֶל־אֲבִישַׁ֔יelavishaito Abishai 2 Samuel 20:6:4 ⧉עַתָּ֗הatanow 2 Samuel 20:6:5 ⧉יֵ֧רַֽעyerahe will do harm 2 Samuel 20:6:6 ⧉לָ֛נוּlanuto us 2 Samuel 20:6:7 ⧉שֶׁ֥בַעshevaSheba 2 Samuel 20:6:8 ⧉בֶּן־בִּכְרִ֖יbenbikrison of Bichri 2 Samuel 20:6:9 ⧉מִן־אַבְשָׁל֑וֹםminavshalomthan Absalom 2 Samuel 20:6:10 ⧉אַ֠תָּהatayou 2 Samuel 20:6:11 ⧉קַ֞חkakhtake 2 Samuel 20:6:12 ⧉אֶת־עַבְדֵ֤יetavde{direct object} servants of 2 Samuel 20:6:13 ⧉אֲדֹנֶ֙יךָ֙adonekhayour lord 2 Samuel 20:6:14 ⧉וּרְדֹ֣ףuredofand pursue 2 Samuel 20:6:15 ⧉אַחֲרָ֔יוakharaivafter him 2 Samuel 20:6:16 ⧉פֶּן־מָ֥צָאpenmatsalest he find 2 Samuel 20:6:17 ⧉ל֛וֹlofor himself or to him 2 Samuel 20:6:18 ⧉עָרִ֥יםarimcities 2 Samuel 20:6:19 ⧉בְּצֻר֖וֹתbetsurotfortified 2 Samuel 20:6:20 ⧉וְהִצִּ֥ילvehitsiland he will deliver 2 Samuel 20:6:21 ⧉עֵינֵֽנוּ׃enenuour eyes |
| 6. Formal Translation And David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba son of Bikhri will do us more harm than did Absalom. Take your master’s servants and pursue him, lest he find for himself fortified cities and escape our notice.” |
| 6. Dynamic Translation David told Abishai, “Right now Sheba son of Bikhri is about to harm us even more than Absalom did. Take your master’s men and go after him before he finds fortified cities and slips away from us.” |