6. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 4:6:1 ⧉וְ֠הֵנָּהvehennaand behold, they 2 Samuel 4:6:2 ⧉בָּ֜אוּbaucame 2 Samuel 4:6:3 ⧉עַד־תּ֤וֹךְadtokhas far as the midst of 2 Samuel 4:6:4 ⧉הַבַּ֙יִת֙habayitthe house 2 Samuel 4:6:5 ⧉לֹקְחֵ֣יlokhekhethose taking 2 Samuel 4:6:6 ⧉חִטִּ֔יםkhitimwheat 2 Samuel 4:6:7 ⧉וַיַּכֻּ֖הוּvayakuhuand they struck him 2 Samuel 4:6:8 ⧉אֶל־הַחֹ֑מֶשׁelhakhomeshto the abdomen 2 Samuel 4:6:9 ⧉וְרֵכָ֛בverekhavand Rechab 2 Samuel 4:6:10 ⧉וּבַעֲנָ֥הuvanaand Baanah 2 Samuel 4:6:11 ⧉אָחִ֖יוakhivhis brother 2 Samuel 4:6:12 ⧉נִמְלָֽטוּ׃nimlatuescaped |
6. Formal Translation And behold they came into the midst of the house as though they were taking wheat, and they struck him in the stomach, and Rekhab and Ba’anah his brother escaped. |
6. Dynamic Translation As they moved deep inside the house as if to fetch some wheat, they stabbed him in the stomach, and Rekhab and his brother Ba’anah got away. |