6. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 10:6:1 ⧉וַיִּכְתֹּ֣בvayiktovand he wrote 2 Kings 10:6:2 ⧉אֲלֵיהֶם֩alehemto them 2 Kings 10:6:3 ⧉סֵ֨פֶרsefera letter 2 Kings 10:6:4 ⧉שֵׁנִ֜יתshenita second time 2 Kings 10:6:5 ⧉לֵאמֹ֗רlemorsaying 2 Kings 10:6:6 ⧉אִם־לִ֨יimliif to me 2 Kings 10:6:7 ⧉אַתֶּ֜םatemyou are 2 Kings 10:6:8 ⧉וּלְקֹלִ֣יulekoliand to my voice 2 Kings 10:6:9 ⧉אַתֶּ֣םatemyou 2 Kings 10:6:10 ⧉שֹׁמְעִ֗יםshomeimlistening 2 Kings 10:6:11 ⧉קְחוּ֙kekhutake 2 Kings 10:6:12 ⧉אֶת־רָאשֵׁי֙etrashethe heads of 2 Kings 10:6:13 ⧉אַנְשֵׁ֣יanshethe men of 2 Kings 10:6:14 ⧉בְנֵֽי־אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔םveneadonekhemthe sons of your master 2 Kings 10:6:15 ⧉וּבֹ֧אוּubouand come 2 Kings 10:6:16 ⧉אֵלַ֛יelaito me 2 Kings 10:6:17 ⧉כָּעֵ֥תkaetabout this time 2 Kings 10:6:18 ⧉מָחָ֖רmakhartomorrow 2 Kings 10:6:19 ⧉יִזְרְעֶ֑אלָהyizreelato Jezreel 2 Kings 10:6:20 ⧉וּבְנֵ֤יuveneand the sons of 2 Kings 10:6:21 ⧉הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙hamelekhthe king 2 Kings 10:6:22 ⧉שִׁבְעִ֣יםshiviimseventy 2 Kings 10:6:23 ⧉אִ֔ישׁishman 2 Kings 10:6:24 ⧉אֶת־גְּדֹלֵ֥יetgedolewith the great ones of 2 Kings 10:6:25 ⧉הָעִ֖ירhairthe city 2 Kings 10:6:26 ⧉מְגַדְּלִ֥יםmegaddelimbringing up 2 Kings 10:6:27 ⧉אוֹתָֽם׃otamthem |
6. Formal Translation He wrote them a second letter, saying, “If you stand with me and heed my voice, seize the heads of the men—your master’s sons—and bring them to me in Jezreel by this time tomorrow.” The king’s seventy sons were with the great ones of the city, who were raising them. |
6. Dynamic Translation He sent them a second letter, saying, “If you are truly loyal to me and obey my voice, bring me the heads of your master’s sons and come to Jezreel by this time tomorrow.” The king’s seventy sons were being raised by the city’s leading citizens. |