| 5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 21:5:1 ⧉וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vayomeruand they said 2 Samuel 21:5:2 ⧉אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְelhamelekhto the king 2 Samuel 21:5:3 ⧉הָאִישׁ֙haishthe man 2 Samuel 21:5:4 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֣רasherwho or which 2 Samuel 21:5:5 ⧉כִּלָּ֔נוּkillanuconsumed us 2 Samuel 21:5:6 ⧉וַאֲשֶׁ֖רvaasherand who or and which 2 Samuel 21:5:7 ⧉דִּמָּה־לָ֑נוּdimmalanuplanned against us 2 Samuel 21:5:8 ⧉נִשְׁמַ֕דְנוּnishmadenuwe should be destroyed 2 Samuel 21:5:9 ⧉מֵֽהִתְיַצֵּ֖בmehityatsevfrom taking a stand 2 Samuel 21:5:10 ⧉בְּכָל־גְּבֻ֥לbekholgevulin all the territory of 2 Samuel 21:5:11 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃yisraelIsrael |
| 5. Formal Translation And they said to the king, “The man who destroyed us and who plotted against us—we have been destroyed from standing anywhere within all the territory of Israel.” |
| 5. Dynamic Translation They answered the king, “The man who wiped us out and planned our downfall has left us without any place to stand in all of Israel.” |