2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Chronicles 12:2:1 ⧉וַיְהִ֞יvayehiand it happened 2 Chronicles 12:2:2 ⧉בַּשָּׁנָ֤הbashanain the year 2 Chronicles 12:2:3 ⧉הַֽחֲמִישִׁית֙hakhamishitthe fifth 2 Chronicles 12:2:4 ⧉לַמֶּ֣לֶךְlamelekhof the king 2 Chronicles 12:2:5 ⧉רְחַבְעָ֔םrekhavaamRehoboam 2 Chronicles 12:2:6 ⧉עָלָ֛הalawent up 2 Chronicles 12:2:7 ⧉שִׁישַׁ֥קshishakShishak 2 Chronicles 12:2:8 ⧉מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֖יִםmelekhmitsrayimking of Egypt 2 Chronicles 12:2:9 ⧉עַל־יְרוּשָׁלָָ֑͏ִםalyerushalaimagainst Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 12:2:10 ⧉כִּ֥יkibecause 2 Chronicles 12:2:11 ⧉מָעֲל֖וּmaaluthey acted unfaithfully 2 Chronicles 12:2:12 ⧉בַּיהוָֽה׃bayahwehagainst the LORD |
2. Formal Translation And it happened in the fifth year of King Rehoboam that Shishak, king of Egypt, went up against Jerusalem because they acted unfaithfully against the LORD {Yahweh, Covenant Judge}. |
2. Dynamic Translation In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak, the king of Egypt, attacked Jerusalem because the people had broken faith with the LORD {Yahweh, Covenant Enforcer}. |