| 9. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Chronicles 14:9:1 ⧉וַיֵּצֵ֨אvayetseand he went out 2 Chronicles 14:9:2 ⧉אֲלֵיהֶ֜םalehemagainst them 2 Chronicles 14:9:3 ⧉זֶ֣רַחzerakhZerah 2 Chronicles 14:9:4 ⧉הַכּוּשִׁ֗יhakushithe Cushite or Ethiopian 2 Chronicles 14:9:5 ⧉בְּחַ֙יִל֙bekhayilwith an army 2 Chronicles 14:9:6 ⧉אֶ֣לֶףelefa thousand 2 Chronicles 14:9:7 ⧉אֲלָפִ֔יםalafimthousands 2 Chronicles 14:9:8 ⧉וּמַרְכָּב֖וֹתumarkavotand chariots 2 Chronicles 14:9:9 ⧉שְׁלֹ֣שׁsheloshthree 2 Chronicles 14:9:10 ⧉מֵא֑וֹתmeothundreds 2 Chronicles 14:9:11 ⧉וַיָּבֹ֖אvayavoand he came 2 Chronicles 14:9:12 ⧉עַד־מָרֵשָֽׁה׃admareshaas far as Mareshah |
| 9. Formal Translation Then Zerah the Cushite went out against them with an army of a million and 300 chariots, and he came as far as Mareshah. |
| 9. Dynamic Translation Zerah from Cush marched with a massive force—a million troops and 300 chariots—reaching Mareshah. |