16. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 9:16:1 ⧉פַּרְעֹ֨הparoPharaoh 1 Kings 9:16:2 ⧉מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֜יִםmelekhmitsrayimking of Egypt 1 Kings 9:16:3 ⧉עָלָ֗הalawent up 1 Kings 9:16:4 ⧉וַיִּלְכֹּ֤דvayilkodand captured 1 Kings 9:16:5 ⧉אֶת־גֶּ֙זֶר֙etgezer{direct object} Gezer 1 Kings 9:16:6 ⧉וַיִּשְׂרְפָ֣הּvayisrefaand burned it 1 Kings 9:16:7 ⧉בָּאֵ֔שׁbaeshwith fire 1 Kings 9:16:8 ⧉וְאֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛יveethakenaaniand {direct object} the Canaanite 1 Kings 9:16:9 ⧉הַיֹּשֵׁ֥בhayoshevthe one dwelling 1 Kings 9:16:10 ⧉בָּעִ֖ירbairin the city 1 Kings 9:16:11 ⧉הָרָ֑גharaghe killed 1 Kings 9:16:12 ⧉וַֽיִּתְּנָהּ֙vayitnenaand gave it 1 Kings 9:16:13 ⧉שִׁלֻּחִ֔יםshilukhimas a parting-gift or dowry 1 Kings 9:16:14 ⧉לְבִתּ֖וֹlevittoto his daughter 1 Kings 9:16:15 ⧉אֵ֥שֶׁתeshetwife of 1 Kings 9:16:16 ⧉שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃shelomoSolomon |
16. Formal Translation Pharaoh king of Egypt went up and captured Gezer, and he burned it with fire. And the Canaanite who dwelt in the city he killed, and he gave it as dowries to his daughter, Solomon’s wife. |
16. Dynamic Translation Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, marched up and seized Gezer. He set it ablaze, killed the Canaanite inhabitants, and then gave the city as a wedding present to his daughter, Solomon’s wife. |