| 7. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 14:7:1 ⧉הוּא־הִכָּ֨הhuhikahe struck 2 Kings 14:7:2 ⧉אֶת־אֱד֤וֹםetedom{direct object} Edom 2 Kings 14:7:3 ⧉בְּגֵיא־המלחbegeahamelakhin the valley of the salt 2 Kings 14:7:4 ⧉מֶ֙לַח֙melakhsalt 2 Kings 14:7:5 ⧉עֲשֶׂ֣רֶתaseretten {construct of} 2 Kings 14:7:6 ⧉אֲלָפִ֔יםalafimthousands 2 Kings 14:7:7 ⧉וְתָפַ֥שׂvetafasand he seized 2 Kings 14:7:8 ⧉אֶת־הַסֶּ֖לַעethasela{direct object} the rock or Sela 2 Kings 14:7:9 ⧉בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הbamilkhamain the battle 2 Kings 14:7:10 ⧉וַיִּקְרָ֤אvayikraand he called 2 Kings 14:7:11 ⧉אֶת־שְׁמָהּ֙etshema{direct object} its name 2 Kings 14:7:12 ⧉יָקְתְאֵ֔לyokteelJoktheel 2 Kings 14:7:13 ⧉עַ֖דaduntil 2 Kings 14:7:14 ⧉הַיּ֥וֹםhayomthe day 2 Kings 14:7:15 ⧉הַזֶּֽה׃פhazethis |
| 7. Formal Translation He struck Edom in the Valley of Salt—ten thousand—and captured the Sela in battle. He named it Joktheel, to this day. |
| 7. Dynamic Translation He defeated the Edomites in the Valley of Salt, killing ten thousand, and captured the stronghold in battle. He gave it the name Joktheel, which it still bears today. |