| 2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 15:2:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand he said Judges 15:2:2 ⧉אָבִ֗יהָavihaher father Judges 15:2:3 ⧉אָמֹ֤רamorsaying Judges 15:2:4 ⧉אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙amarteI said Judges 15:2:5 ⧉כִּי־שָׂנֹ֣אkisanothat hating Judges 15:2:6 ⧉שְׂנֵאתָ֔הּsenetayou hated her Judges 15:2:7 ⧉וָאֶתְּנֶ֖נָּהvaettenenaso I gave her Judges 15:2:8 ⧉לְמֵרֵעֶ֑ךָlemerekhato your companion Judges 15:2:9 ⧉הֲלֹ֨אhalois it not Judges 15:2:10 ⧉אֲחֹתָ֤הּakhotaher sister Judges 15:2:11 ⧉הַקְּטַנָּה֙haketanathe younger Judges 15:2:12 ⧉טוֹבָ֣הtovabetter Judges 15:2:13 ⧉מִמֶּ֔נָּהmimmenathan her Judges 15:2:14 ⧉תְּהִי־נָ֥אtehinalet her be, please Judges 15:2:15 ⧉לְךָ֖lekhafor you Judges 15:2:16 ⧉תַּחְתֶּֽיהָ׃takhetehainstead of her |
| 2. Formal Translation Her father said, “I truly said, ‘I was sure you hated her,’ so I gave her to your companion. Is her younger sister not preferable to her? Please let her be yours instead.” |
| 2. Dynamic Translation Her father replied, “I was convinced you had completely rejected her, so I gave her to your companion. Her younger sister is more appealing, is she not? Please take her as a substitute bride.” |