12. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 4:12:1 ⧉וַיְצַו֩vayetsavand he commanded 2 Samuel 4:12:2 ⧉דָּוִ֨דdavidDavid 2 Samuel 4:12:3 ⧉אֶת־הַנְּעָרִ֜יםethanearim{direct object} the young men 2 Samuel 4:12:4 ⧉וַיַּהַרְג֗וּםvayahargumand they killed them 2 Samuel 4:12:5 ⧉וַיְקַצְּצ֤וּvayekatstsetsuand they cut off 2 Samuel 4:12:6 ⧉אֶת־יְדֵיהֶם֙etyedehem{direct object} their hands 2 Samuel 4:12:7 ⧉וְאֶת־רַגְלֵיהֶ֔םveetraglehemand {direct object} their feet 2 Samuel 4:12:8 ⧉וַיִּתְל֥וּvayitluand they hanged {them} 2 Samuel 4:12:9 ⧉עַל־הַבְּרֵכָ֖הalhaberekhaby the pool 2 Samuel 4:12:10 ⧉בְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbekhevronin Hebron 2 Samuel 4:12:11 ⧉וְאֵ֨תveetand 2 Samuel 4:12:12 ⧉רֹ֤אשׁroshhead 2 Samuel 4:12:13 ⧉אִֽישׁ־בֹּ֙שֶׁת֙ishboshetIsh-bosheth 2 Samuel 4:12:14 ⧉לָקָ֔חוּlakhuthey took 2 Samuel 4:12:15 ⧉וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvayikberuand they buried 2 Samuel 4:12:16 ⧉בְקֶֽבֶר־אַבְנֵ֖רbekeveravnerin the grave of Abner 2 Samuel 4:12:17 ⧉בְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃פbekhevronin Hebron |
12. Formal Translation Then David commanded the young men, they killed them, cut off their hands and feet, and hung them by the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-Bosheth and buried it in the tomb of Abner in Hebron. |
12. Dynamic Translation So David ordered his young men and they killed the men. They cut off their hands and feet and hung them by the pool at Hebron. Then they took Ish-Bosheth’s head and buried it in Abner’s grave at Hebron. |