| 15. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 19:15:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Kings 19:15:2 ⧉יְהוָה֙yahwehthe LORD 1 Kings 19:15:3 ⧉אֵלָ֔יוelavto him 1 Kings 19:15:4 ⧉לֵ֛ךְlekhgo 1 Kings 19:15:5 ⧉שׁ֥וּבshuvreturn 1 Kings 19:15:6 ⧉לְדַרְכְּךָ֖ledarkhato your way 1 Kings 19:15:7 ⧉מִדְבַּ֣רָהmidbaratoward the wilderness 1 Kings 19:15:8 ⧉דַמָּ֑שֶׂקdammasekof Damascus 1 Kings 19:15:9 ⧉וּבָ֗אתָuvataand you shall come 1 Kings 19:15:10 ⧉וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֧umashakhtaand you shall anoint 1 Kings 19:15:11 ⧉אֶת־חֲזָאֵ֛לetkhazaelHazael 1 Kings 19:15:12 ⧉לְמֶ֖לֶךְlemelekhas king 1 Kings 19:15:13 ⧉עַל־אֲרָֽם׃alaramover Aram |
| 15. Formal Translation And the LORD {Yahweh, Divine Commander} said to him, “Go, return by your way to the wilderness toward Damascus, and when you come, you shall anoint Hazael as king over Aram.” |
| 15. Dynamic Translation The LORD {Yahweh, Divine Director} told him, “Go back the way you came, toward the desert of Damascus; when you arrive, anoint Hazael to rule as king over Aram.” |