| 15. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Chronicles 26:15:1 ⧉וַיַּ֣עַשׂvayaasand he made 2 Chronicles 26:15:2 ⧉בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֨םbirushalayimin Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 26:15:3 ⧉חִשְּׁבֹנ֜וֹתkhishbenotdevices 2 Chronicles 26:15:4 ⧉מַחֲשֶׁ֣בֶתmakhashevetof design 2 Chronicles 26:15:5 ⧉חוֹשֵׁ֗בkhosheva designer 2 Chronicles 26:15:6 ⧉לִהְי֤וֹתlihhyotto be 2 Chronicles 26:15:7 ⧉עַל־הַמִּגְדָּלִים֙alhamigdalimon the towers 2 Chronicles 26:15:8 ⧉וְעַל־הַפִּנּ֔וֹתvealhapinnotand on the corners 2 Chronicles 26:15:9 ⧉לִירוֹא֙lihroto shoot 2 Chronicles 26:15:10 ⧉בַּֽחִצִּ֔יםbakhitsimwith the arrows 2 Chronicles 26:15:11 ⧉וּבָאֲבָנִ֖יםuvaavanimand with stones 2 Chronicles 26:15:12 ⧉גְּדֹל֑וֹתgedolotgreat 2 Chronicles 26:15:13 ⧉וַיֵּצֵ֤אvayetseand went out 2 Chronicles 26:15:14 ⧉שְׁמוֹ֙shemohis name 2 Chronicles 26:15:15 ⧉עַד־לְמֵ֣רָח֔וֹקadlemerakhokas far as distant 2 Chronicles 26:15:16 ⧉כִּֽי־הִפְלִ֥יאkihiflifor he did wondrously 2 Chronicles 26:15:17 ⧉לְהֵעָזֵ֖רleheazerto be helped 2 Chronicles 26:15:18 ⧉עַ֥דaduntil 2 Chronicles 26:15:19 ⧉כִּֽי־חָזָֽק׃kikhazakthat he was strong |
| 15. Formal Translation And he made in Jerusalem devices, the invention of an inventor, to be on the towers and on the corners for shooting arrows and great stones; and his fame went out to a far distance, for he was marvelously helped until he was strong. |
| 15. Dynamic Translation In Jerusalem he built clever machines to mount on the towers and corners so that arrows and large stones could be fired. His reputation spread far away because he was helped in an extraordinary way until he became very powerful. |