| 8. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 20:8:1 ⧉הֵ֗םhemthey 2 Samuel 20:8:2 ⧉עִם־הָאֶ֤בֶןimhaevenwith the stone 2 Samuel 20:8:3 ⧉הַגְּדוֹלָה֙hagedolathe great 2 Samuel 20:8:4 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֣רasherwhich 2 Samuel 20:8:5 ⧉בְּגִבְע֔וֹןbegivonin Gibeon 2 Samuel 20:8:6 ⧉וַעֲמָשָׂ֖אvaamasaand Amasa 2 Samuel 20:8:7 ⧉בָּ֣אbacame 2 Samuel 20:8:8 ⧉לִפְנֵיהֶ֑םlifnehembefore them 2 Samuel 20:8:9 ⧉וְיוֹאָ֞בveyoavand Joab 2 Samuel 20:8:10 ⧉חָג֣וּרkhagurgirded 2 Samuel 20:8:11 ⧉מִדּ֣וֹmidowith his garment 2 Samuel 20:8:12 ⧉לְבֻשׁ֗וּlevushuthat he wore 2 Samuel 20:8:13 ⧉וְעָלָ֞וvealavand upon him 2 Samuel 20:8:14 ⧉חֲג֥וֹרkhagora belt 2 Samuel 20:8:15 ⧉חֶ֙רֶב֙kherevof a sword 2 Samuel 20:8:16 ⧉מְצֻמֶּ֤דֶתmetsumedetfastened 2 Samuel 20:8:17 ⧉עַל־מָתְנָיו֙almatnaivupon his waist 2 Samuel 20:8:18 ⧉בְּתַעְרָ֔הּbetarain its sheath 2 Samuel 20:8:19 ⧉וְה֥וּאvehuand he 2 Samuel 20:8:20 ⧉יָצָ֖אyatsawent out 2 Samuel 20:8:21 ⧉וַתִּפֹּֽל׃סvatipoland it fell |
| 8. Formal Translation They were at the great stone which is in Gibeon when Amasa came before them. Joab was girded with his garment—his outer robe—and had a sword fastened on his loins in its sheath; and as he went out, the sword fell. |
| 8. Dynamic Translation While they were at the big rock in Gibeon, Amasa approached them. Joab wore his robe, with a sword strapped at his waist in its sheath—and as he stepped forward, it slipped free. |