| 18. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 47:18:1 ⧉וַתִּתֹּם֮vatittom{It} ended Genesis 47:18:2 ⧉הַשָּׁנָ֣הhashanathe year Genesis 47:18:3 ⧉הַהִוא֒hahithat Genesis 47:18:4 ⧉וַיָּבֹ֨אוּvayavouthey came Genesis 47:18:5 ⧉אֵלָ֜יוelavto him Genesis 47:18:6 ⧉בַּשָּׁנָ֣הbashanain the year Genesis 47:18:7 ⧉הַשֵּׁנִ֗יתhashenitthe second Genesis 47:18:8 ⧉וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvayomruthey said Genesis 47:18:9 ⧉לוֹ֙loto him Genesis 47:18:10 ⧉לֹֽא־נְכַחֵ֣דlonekhakhedwe will not hide Genesis 47:18:11 ⧉מֵֽאֲדֹנִ֔יmeadonifrom my lord Genesis 47:18:12 ⧉כִּ֚יkithat Genesis 47:18:13 ⧉אִם־תַּ֣םimtamis spent Genesis 47:18:14 ⧉הַכֶּ֔סֶףhakesefthe money Genesis 47:18:15 ⧉וּמִקְנֵ֥הumikneand the livestock of Genesis 47:18:16 ⧉הַבְּהֵמָ֖הhabehemathe cattle Genesis 47:18:17 ⧉אֶל־אֲדֹנִ֑יeladoniare my lord's Genesis 47:18:18 ⧉לֹ֤אlonothing Genesis 47:18:19 ⧉נִשְׁאַר֙nisharremains Genesis 47:18:20 ⧉לִפְנֵ֣יlifnebefore Genesis 47:18:21 ⧉אֲדֹנִ֔יadonimy lord Genesis 47:18:22 ⧉בִּלְתִּ֥יbiltiexcept Genesis 47:18:23 ⧉אִם־גְּוִיָּתֵ֖נוּimgeviyatenuour bodies Genesis 47:18:24 ⧉וְאַדְמָתֵֽנוּ׃veadmatenuand our land |
| 18. Formal Translation When that year ended, they came to him in the second year and said to him, “We will not hide from my lord that the money is finished and that the livestock has passed into my lord’s possession. Nothing remains before my lord except our bodies and our land.” |
| 18. Dynamic Translation When that year ended, they came back to him in the second year and said, “Sir, we cannot hide it: our money is gone, and all our livestock is now yours. There is nothing left except our bodies and our land.” |