10. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 4:10:1 ⧉כִּ֣יkifor or when 2 Samuel 4:10:2 ⧉הַמַּגִּיד֩hamaggidthe one reporting 2 Samuel 4:10:3 ⧉לִ֨יlito me 2 Samuel 4:10:4 ⧉לֵאמֹ֜רlemorsaying 2 Samuel 4:10:5 ⧉הִנֵּה־מֵ֣תhinnemetbehold, is dead 2 Samuel 4:10:6 ⧉שָׁא֗וּלshaulSaul 2 Samuel 4:10:7 ⧉וְהֽוּא־הָיָ֤הvehuhayaand he was 2 Samuel 4:10:8 ⧉כִמְבַשֵּׂר֙khimvebasseras one bringing news 2 Samuel 4:10:9 ⧉בְּעֵינָ֔יוbeenavin his eyes 2 Samuel 4:10:10 ⧉וָאֹחֲזָ֣הvaokhazaand I seized 2 Samuel 4:10:11 ⧉ב֔וֹbohim 2 Samuel 4:10:12 ⧉וָאֶהְרְגֵ֖הוּvaehergehuand I killed him 2 Samuel 4:10:13 ⧉בְּצִֽקְלָ֑גbetsiklagin Ziklag 2 Samuel 4:10:14 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֥רasherwhich 2 Samuel 4:10:15 ⧉לְתִתִּי־ל֖וֹletittilofor my giving to him 2 Samuel 4:10:16 ⧉בְּשֹׂרָֽה׃besoragood news or report |
10. Formal Translation When the one who reported to me, saying, “Behold, Saul is dead”—and he was as a bringer of good news in his own eyes—I seized him and killed him in Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his report. |
10. Dynamic Translation When someone told me, “Look, Saul is dead,” thinking he was bringing good news, I grabbed him and killed him in Ziklag as payment. |