4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 8:4:1 ⧉וַיִּלְכֹּ֨דvayilkodand he captured 2 Samuel 8:4:2 ⧉דָּוִ֜דdavidDavid 2 Samuel 8:4:3 ⧉מִמֶּ֗נּוּmimmenufrom him 2 Samuel 8:4:4 ⧉אֶ֤לֶףelefa thousand 2 Samuel 8:4:5 ⧉וּשְׁבַע־מֵאוֹת֙ushevameotand seven hundred 2 Samuel 8:4:6 ⧉פָּרָשִׁ֔יםparashimhorsemen 2 Samuel 8:4:7 ⧉וְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםveesrimand twenty 2 Samuel 8:4:8 ⧉אֶ֖לֶףelefthousand 2 Samuel 8:4:9 ⧉אִ֣ישׁishman 2 Samuel 8:4:10 ⧉רַגְלִ֑יragliof foot or foot-soldier 2 Samuel 8:4:11 ⧉וַיְעַקֵּ֤רvayeakerand he hamstrung 2 Samuel 8:4:12 ⧉דָּוִד֙davidDavid 2 Samuel 8:4:13 ⧉אֶת־כָּל־הָרֶ֔כֶבetkolharekhev{direct object} all the chariotry or the chariot 2 Samuel 8:4:14 ⧉וַיּוֹתֵ֥רvayoterand he left over 2 Samuel 8:4:15 ⧉מִמֶּ֖נּוּmimmenufrom it or from him 2 Samuel 8:4:16 ⧉מֵ֥אָהmeaa hundred 2 Samuel 8:4:17 ⧉רָֽכֶב׃rakhevchariotry or chariot |
4. Formal Translation And David captured from him a thousand and seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand foot soldiers. And David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but he left enough for a hundred chariots. |
4. Dynamic Translation David took from him a thousand and seven hundred cavalrymen and twenty thousand infantrymen. He disabled all the chariot horses, but he spared enough for a hundred chariots. |