| 2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 17:2:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand he said Judges 17:2:2 ⧉לְאִמּ֡וֹleimmoto his mother Judges 17:2:3 ⧉אֶלֶף֩elefa thousand Judges 17:2:4 ⧉וּמֵאָ֨הumeaand a hundred Judges 17:2:5 ⧉הַכֶּ֜סֶףhakesefthe silver Judges 17:2:6 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֣רasherwhich Judges 17:2:7 ⧉לֻֽקַּֽח־לָ֗ךְlukakhlakhwas taken from you Judges 17:2:8 ⧉ואתיveetiand me Judges 17:2:9 ⧉וְאַ֤תְּveatand you Judges 17:2:10 ⧉אָלִית֙alityou uttered a curse Judges 17:2:11 ⧉וְגַם֙vegamand also Judges 17:2:12 ⧉אָמַ֣רְתְּamarteyou spoke Judges 17:2:13 ⧉בְּאָזְנַ֔יbeoznaiin my ears Judges 17:2:14 ⧉הִנֵּֽה־הַכֶּ֥סֶףhinnehakesefbehold, the silver Judges 17:2:15 ⧉אִתִּ֖יittiis with me Judges 17:2:16 ⧉אֲנִ֣יaniI Judges 17:2:17 ⧉לְקַחְתִּ֑יוlekakhtivtook it Judges 17:2:18 ⧉וַתֹּ֣אמֶרvatomerand she said Judges 17:2:19 ⧉אִמּ֔וֹimmohis mother Judges 17:2:20 ⧉בָּר֥וּךְbarukhblessed Judges 17:2:21 ⧉בְּנִ֖יbenimy son Judges 17:2:22 ⧉לַיהוָֽה׃layahwehto the LORD |
| 2. Formal Translation And he said to his mother, “The one thousand one hundred pieces of silver that were taken from you—and though I was present you uttered a curse and also spoke in my hearing—behold, the silver is with me; I am the one who took it.” And his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the LORD {Yahweh, Blessing Giver}!” |
| 2. Dynamic Translation He said to his mother, “The 1,100 silver coins taken from you—and even though I was there you spoke a curse and repeated it in my hearing—look, I have the silver with me; I was the one who took it.” His mother said, “May the LORD {Yahweh, Family Protector} bless you, my son!” |