| 7. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 21:7:1 ⧉וַיַּחְמֹ֣לvayakhmoland the king had compassion or spared 2 Samuel 21:7:2 ⧉הַמֶּ֔לֶךְhamelekhthe king 2 Samuel 21:7:3 ⧉עַל־מְפִי־בֹ֖שֶׁתalmefivoshetover Mephibosheth 2 Samuel 21:7:4 ⧉בֶּן־יְהוֹנָתָ֣ןbenyehonatanson of Jonathan 2 Samuel 21:7:5 ⧉בֶּן־שָׁא֑וּלbenshaulson of Saul 2 Samuel 21:7:6 ⧉עַל־שְׁבֻעַ֤תalshevuatbecause of the oath of 2 Samuel 21:7:7 ⧉יְהוָה֙yahwehthe LORD 2 Samuel 21:7:8 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֣רasherwhich 2 Samuel 21:7:9 ⧉בֵּֽינֹתָ֔םbeinotamwas between them 2 Samuel 21:7:10 ⧉בֵּ֣יןbenbetween 2 Samuel 21:7:11 ⧉דָּוִ֔דdavidDavid 2 Samuel 21:7:12 ⧉וּבֵ֖יןuvenand between 2 Samuel 21:7:13 ⧉יְהוֹנָתָ֥ןyehonatanJonathan 2 Samuel 21:7:14 ⧉בֶּן־שָׁאֽוּל׃benshaulson of Saul |
| 7. Formal Translation But the king spared Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan, son of Saul, because of the oath of the LORD {Yahweh, Covenant Witness} that was between them, between David and Jonathan, son of Saul. |
| 7. Dynamic Translation The king did not harm {chamal: showed compassion, withheld punishment} Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan and the grandson of Saul, because of the LORD’s {Yahweh, Promise Keeper} oath that bound David and Jonathan together. |