| 5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 14:5:1 ⧉וַיְהִ֕יvayehiand it happened 2 Kings 14:5:2 ⧉כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רkaasherwhen or as 2 Kings 14:5:3 ⧉חָזְקָ֥הkhazekawas strong or was firmly established 2 Kings 14:5:4 ⧉הַמַּמְלָכָ֖הhammamlakhathe kingdom or the royal reign 2 Kings 14:5:5 ⧉בְּיָד֑וֹbeyadoin his hand 2 Kings 14:5:6 ⧉וַיַּךְ֙vayakhand he struck 2 Kings 14:5:7 ⧉אֶת־עֲבָדָ֔יוetavadaiv{direct object marker} his servants 2 Kings 14:5:8 ⧉הַמַּכִּ֖יםhammakhimthe ones striking 2 Kings 14:5:9 ⧉אֶת־הַמֶּ֥לֶךְethamelekh{direct object marker} the king 2 Kings 14:5:10 ⧉אָבִֽיו׃avivhis father |
| 5. Formal Translation And it happened, when the kingdom had become secure in his grasp, that he struck the servants who had struck the king his father. |
| 5. Dynamic Translation After his reign was secure, he put to death the officials who had assassinated his father, the king. |