| 17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 16:17:1 ⧉וַיַּעֲלֶ֥הvayaaleand he went up 1 Kings 16:17:2 ⧉עָמְרִ֛יomriOmri 1 Kings 16:17:3 ⧉וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥לvekholyisraeland all Israel 1 Kings 16:17:4 ⧉עִמּ֖וֹimowith him 1 Kings 16:17:5 ⧉מִֽגִּבְּת֑וֹןmigibbetonfrom Gibbethon 1 Kings 16:17:6 ⧉וַיָּצֻ֖רוּvayatsuruand they besieged 1 Kings 16:17:7 ⧉עַל־תִּרְצָֽה׃altirtsaagainst Tirzah |
| 17. Formal Translation Then Omri and all Israel with him advanced from Gibbethon and encircled Tirzah. |
| 17. Dynamic Translation Omri gathered all Israel, marched from Gibbethon, and placed Tirzah under siege. |