| 3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Chronicles 13:3:1 ⧉וַיֵּאְסֹ֨רvayeesorand he bound or marshaled 2 Chronicles 13:3:2 ⧉אֲבִיָּ֜הaviyaAbijah 2 Chronicles 13:3:3 ⧉אֶת־הַמִּלְחָמָ֗הethamilkhamathe battle 2 Chronicles 13:3:4 ⧉בַּחַ֙יִל֙bakhayilwith the army 2 Chronicles 13:3:5 ⧉גִּבּוֹרֵ֣יgiboremighty men of 2 Chronicles 13:3:6 ⧉מִלְחָמָ֔הmilkhamawar 2 Chronicles 13:3:7 ⧉אַרְבַּע־מֵא֥וֹתarbameotfour hundred 2 Chronicles 13:3:8 ⧉אֶ֖לֶףelefthousand 2 Chronicles 13:3:9 ⧉אִ֣ישׁishman or men 2 Chronicles 13:3:10 ⧉בָּח֑וּרbakhurchosen 2 Chronicles 13:3:11 ⧉וְיָרָבְעָ֗םveyaravamand Jeroboam 2 Chronicles 13:3:12 ⧉עָרַ֤ךְarakharrayed 2 Chronicles 13:3:13 ⧉עִמּוֹ֙immowith him 2 Chronicles 13:3:14 ⧉מִלְחָמָ֔הmilkhamabattle 2 Chronicles 13:3:15 ⧉בִּשְׁמֹנֶ֣הbishmonewith eight 2 Chronicles 13:3:16 ⧉מֵא֗וֹתmeothundreds 2 Chronicles 13:3:17 ⧉אֶ֛לֶףelefthousand 2 Chronicles 13:3:18 ⧉אִ֥ישׁishman or men 2 Chronicles 13:3:19 ⧉בָּח֖וּרbakhurchosen 2 Chronicles 13:3:20 ⧉גִּבּ֥וֹרgibormighty 2 Chronicles 13:3:21 ⧉חָֽיִל׃סkhayilof valor |
| 3. Formal Translation Abijah marshaled an army of four hundred thousand chosen men for battle and drew up the battle lines; Jeroboam likewise arranged eight hundred thousand chosen warriors against him. |
| 3. Dynamic Translation Abijah mustered four hundred thousand select warriors, and Jeroboam deployed eight hundred thousand veteran fighters to oppose him. |