| 20. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Chronicles 25:20:1 ⧉וְלֹא־שָׁמַ֣עveloshamaand did not listen 2 Chronicles 25:20:2 ⧉אֲמַצְיָ֔הוּamatsyahuAmaziah 2 Chronicles 25:20:3 ⧉כִּ֤יkifor 2 Chronicles 25:20:4 ⧉מֵהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙mehaelohimfrom God 2 Chronicles 25:20:5 ⧉הִ֔יאhiit was 2 Chronicles 25:20:6 ⧉לְמַ֖עַןlemaanin order that 2 Chronicles 25:20:7 ⧉תִּתָּ֣םtitamhe might give them 2 Chronicles 25:20:8 ⧉בְּיָ֑דbeyadinto the hand of 2 Chronicles 25:20:9 ⧉כִּ֣יkibecause 2 Chronicles 25:20:10 ⧉דָֽרְשׁ֔וּdareshuthey had sought 2 Chronicles 25:20:11 ⧉אֵ֖תet 2 Chronicles 25:20:12 ⧉אֱלֹהֵ֥יelohethe gods of 2 Chronicles 25:20:13 ⧉אֱדֽוֹם׃edomEdom |
| 20. Formal Translation But Amaziah did not listen, for it was from God {Elohim, Sovereign Orchestrator} in order to deliver them into the hand, because they had sought the gods of Edom. |
| 20. Dynamic Translation Amaziah refused to listen because God {Elohim, Divine Judge} intended to hand them over, since they had sought the gods of Edom. |