25. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 12:25:1 ⧉וַיִּ֨בֶןvayivenand he built 1 Kings 12:25:2 ⧉יָרָבְעָ֧םyaraveamJeroboam 1 Kings 12:25:3 ⧉אֶת־שְׁכֶ֛םetshekhemShechem {direct object marker} 1 Kings 12:25:4 ⧉בְּהַ֥רbeharin the hill-country of 1 Kings 12:25:5 ⧉אֶפְרָיִםefrayimEphraim 1 Kings 12:25:6 ⧉וַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvayeshevand he lived 1 Kings 12:25:7 ⧉בָּ֑הּbahin it or in her 1 Kings 12:25:8 ⧉וַיֵּצֵ֣אvayetseand he went out 1 Kings 12:25:9 ⧉מִשָּׁ֔םmishamfrom there 1 Kings 12:25:10 ⧉וַיִּ֖בֶןvayivenand he built 1 Kings 12:25:11 ⧉אֶת־פְּנוּאֵֽל׃etpenuelPenuel {direct object marker} |
25. Formal Translation Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. Then he went out from there and built Penuel. |
25. Dynamic Translation Jeroboam fortified Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and made it his home. Then he left there and built Penuel. |