| 26. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 20:26:1 ⧉וַֽיְהִי֙vayehiand it was 1 Kings 20:26:2 ⧉לִתְשׁוּבַ֣תlitshuvatat the turning or return of 1 Kings 20:26:3 ⧉הַשָּׁנָ֔הhashanathe year 1 Kings 20:26:4 ⧉וַיִּפְקֹ֥דvayifkodand he mustered or numbered 1 Kings 20:26:5 ⧉בֶּן־הֲדַ֖דbenhadadBen-hadad 1 Kings 20:26:6 ⧉אֶת־אֲרָ֑םetaram{direct object marker} Aram 1 Kings 20:26:7 ⧉וַיַּ֣עַלvayaaland he went up 1 Kings 20:26:8 ⧉אֲפֵ֔קָהafekato Aphek 1 Kings 20:26:9 ⧉לַמִּלְחָמָ֖הlammilkhamafor the battle or for war 1 Kings 20:26:10 ⧉עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃imyisraelwith Israel |
| 26. Formal Translation And it happened at the turning of the year that Ben-Hadad mustered the Arameans and went up to Aphek for battle with Israel. |
| 26. Dynamic Translation When the year came around, Ben-Hadad mustered his troops and advanced to Aphek to fight Israel. |