| 9. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Chronicles 13:9:1 ⧉הֲלֹ֤אhalohave you not 2 Chronicles 13:9:2 ⧉הִדַּחְתֶּם֙hidakhtemyou drove away 2 Chronicles 13:9:3 ⧉אֶת־כֹּהֲנֵ֣יetkohane{direct object marker} priests of 2 Chronicles 13:9:4 ⧉יְהוָ֔הyahwehthe LORD 2 Chronicles 13:9:5 ⧉אֶת־בְּנֵ֥יetbene{direct object marker} sons of 2 Chronicles 13:9:6 ⧉אַהֲרֹ֖ןaharonAaron 2 Chronicles 13:9:7 ⧉וְהַלְוִיִּ֑םvehalviyimand the Levites 2 Chronicles 13:9:8 ⧉וַתַּעֲשׂ֨וּvataasuand you made 2 Chronicles 13:9:9 ⧉לָכֶ֤םlakhemfor yourselves 2 Chronicles 13:9:10 ⧉כֹּהֲנִים֙kohanimpriests 2 Chronicles 13:9:11 ⧉כְּעַמֵּ֣יkeamelike the peoples of 2 Chronicles 13:9:12 ⧉הָאֲרָצ֔וֹתhaaratsotthe lands 2 Chronicles 13:9:13 ⧉כָּל־הַבָּ֗אkolhabaeveryone who comes 2 Chronicles 13:9:14 ⧉לְמַלֵּ֨אlemaleto fill {the hand}, to be ordained 2 Chronicles 13:9:15 ⧉יָד֜וֹyadohis hand 2 Chronicles 13:9:16 ⧉בְּפַ֣רbefarwith a bull 2 Chronicles 13:9:17 ⧉בֶּן־בָּקָר֙benbakara son of the herd, a young bull 2 Chronicles 13:9:18 ⧉וְאֵילִ֣םveeilimand rams 2 Chronicles 13:9:19 ⧉שִׁבְעָ֔הshivaseven 2 Chronicles 13:9:20 ⧉וְהָיָ֥הvehayathen he becomes 2 Chronicles 13:9:21 ⧉כֹהֵ֖ןkohena priest 2 Chronicles 13:9:22 ⧉לְלֹ֣אlelofor what is not 2 Chronicles 13:9:23 ⧉אֱלֹהִ֑ים׃סelohimGod or gods |
| 9. Formal Translation Is it not so that you drove away the priests of the LORD {Yahweh, Priesthood Ordainer}—the sons of Aaron and the Levites—and made priests for yourselves like the peoples of the lands? Everyone who comes to consecrate his hand with a young bull and seven rams becomes a priest for what are not gods. |
| 9. Dynamic Translation Did you not drive out the LORD’s {Yahweh, Only True God} priests, Aaron’s sons and the Levites, and set up your own priests like the nations of other lands? Anyone who comes with a young bull and seven rams can then become a priest for gods. |