| 8. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 21:8:1 ⧉וַיִּקַּ֣חvayikkakhand he took 2 Samuel 21:8:2 ⧉הַמֶּ֡לֶךְhamelekhthe king 2 Samuel 21:8:3 ⧉אֶת־שְׁ֠נֵיetshenei{direct object} two of 2 Samuel 21:8:4 ⧉בְּנֵ֨יbeneisons of 2 Samuel 21:8:5 ⧉רִצְפָּ֤הritspaRizpah 2 Samuel 21:8:6 ⧉בַת־אַיָּה֙vatayadaughter of Aiah 2 Samuel 21:8:7 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֣רasherwhom 2 Samuel 21:8:8 ⧉יָלְדָ֣הyaldashe bore 2 Samuel 21:8:9 ⧉לְשָׁא֔וּלleshaulto Saul 2 Samuel 21:8:10 ⧉אֶת־אַרְמֹנִ֖יetarmoni{direct object} Armoni 2 Samuel 21:8:11 ⧉וְאֶת־מְפִבֹ֑שֶׁתveetmefiboshetand {direct object} Mephibosheth 2 Samuel 21:8:12 ⧉וְאֶת־חֲמֵ֗שֶׁתveetkhameshetand {direct object} five of 2 Samuel 21:8:13 ⧉בְּנֵי֙beneisons of 2 Samuel 21:8:14 ⧉מִיכַ֣לmikhalMichal 2 Samuel 21:8:15 ⧉בַּת־שָׁא֔וּלbatshauldaughter of Saul 2 Samuel 21:8:16 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֥רasherwhom 2 Samuel 21:8:17 ⧉יָלְדָ֛הyaldashe bore 2 Samuel 21:8:18 ⧉לְעַדְרִיאֵ֥לleadrielto Adriel 2 Samuel 21:8:19 ⧉בֶּן־בַּרְזִלַּ֖יbenbarzillaison of Barzillai 2 Samuel 21:8:20 ⧉הַמְּחֹלָתִֽי׃hamekholatithe Meholathite |
| 8. Formal Translation And the king took the two sons of Rizpah, daughter of Aiah, whom she bore to Saul—Armoni and Mephibosheth—and the five sons of Merab (called Michal in this verse’s Hebrew tradition), daughter of Saul, whom she bore to Adriel, son of Barzillai the Meholathite. |
| 8. Dynamic Translation So the king took Rizpah’s two sons, Armoni and Mephibosheth, whom she had borne to Saul, along with the five sons of Merab {called Michal in this verse’s Hebrew tradition}, Saul’s daughter, whom she had borne to Adriel, son of Barzillai the Meholathite. |