14. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 3:14:1 ⧉וַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvayishlakhand he sent 2 Samuel 3:14:2 ⧉דָּוִד֙davidDavid 2 Samuel 3:14:3 ⧉מַלְאָכִ֔יםmalakhimmessengers 2 Samuel 3:14:4 ⧉אֶל־אִֽישׁ־בֹּ֥שֶׁתelishboshetto Ish-bosheth 2 Samuel 3:14:5 ⧉בֶּן־שָׁא֖וּלbenshaulson of Saul 2 Samuel 3:14:6 ⧉לֵאמֹ֑רlemorsaying 2 Samuel 3:14:7 ⧉תְּנָ֤הtenagive 2 Samuel 3:14:8 ⧉אֶת־אִשְׁתִּי֙etishtemy wife 2 Samuel 3:14:9 ⧉אֶת־מִיכַ֔לetmikhalMichal 2 Samuel 3:14:10 ⧉אֲשֶׁר֙asherwhom or which 2 Samuel 3:14:11 ⧉אֵרַ֣שְׂתִּיerasteI betrothed 2 Samuel 3:14:12 ⧉לִ֔יlifor myself or to me 2 Samuel 3:14:13 ⧉בְּמֵאָ֖הbemeafor a hundred 2 Samuel 3:14:14 ⧉עָרְל֥וֹתarleotforeskins 2 Samuel 3:14:15 ⧉פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pelishtimPhilistines |
14. Formal Translation And David sent messengers to Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, saying, “Give me my wife Michal, whom I betrothed to myself for a hundred foreskins of Philistines.” |
14. Dynamic Translation David sent envoys to Ish-Bosheth, Saul’s son, demanding, “Hand over my wife Michal, whom I betrothed to myself for a hundred Philistine foreskins.” |