2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 1:2:1 ⧉וַיִּפֹּ֨לvayippoland he fell 2 Kings 1:2:2 ⧉אֲחַזְיָ֜הakhazyaAhaziah 2 Kings 1:2:3 ⧉בְּעַ֣דbeadthrough 2 Kings 1:2:4 ⧉הַשְּׂבָכָ֗הhassevakhathe lattice 2 Kings 1:2:5 ⧉בַּעֲלִיָּ֛תוֹbaaliyatoof his upper chamber 2 Kings 1:2:6 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֥רasherwhich 2 Kings 1:2:7 ⧉בְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןbeshomeronin Samaria 2 Kings 1:2:8 ⧉וַיָּ֑חַלvayakhaland he became sick 2 Kings 1:2:9 ⧉וַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvayishlakhand he sent 2 Kings 1:2:10 ⧉מַלְאָכִ֗יםmalakhimmessengers 2 Kings 1:2:11 ⧉וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvayomerand he said 2 Kings 1:2:12 ⧉אֲלֵהֶם֙alehemto them 2 Kings 1:2:13 ⧉לְכ֣וּlekhugo 2 Kings 1:2:14 ⧉דִרְשׁ֗וּdirshuinquire 2 Kings 1:2:15 ⧉בְּבַ֤עַלbevaalof Baal 2 Kings 1:2:16 ⧉זְבוּב֙zevuvZebub 2 Kings 1:2:17 ⧉אֱלֹהֵ֣יelohegod of 2 Kings 1:2:18 ⧉עֶקְר֔וֹןekhronEkron 2 Kings 1:2:19 ⧉אִם־אֶחְיֶ֖הimekhyewhether I will live 2 Kings 1:2:20 ⧉מֵחֳלִ֥יmekholifrom this sickness 2 Kings 1:2:21 ⧉זֶֽה׃סzethis |
2. Formal Translation And Ahaziah fell through the lattice in his upper room in Samaria and became sick. He sent messengers and said to them, “Go, inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this sickness.” |
2. Dynamic Translation Ahaziah tumbled through the latticework of his upstairs room in Samaria and fell ill. He dispatched messengers with this order: “Go and consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, to learn whether I will recover from this sickness.” |