| 18. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 16:18:1 ⧉וְאֶת־מיסךveetmisakhand the covering 2 Kings 16:18:2 ⧉מוּסַ֨ךְmusakhcovered structure or shelter 2 Kings 16:18:3 ⧉הַשַּׁבָּ֜תhashabatof the Sabbath 2 Kings 16:18:4 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־בָּנ֣וּasherbanuwhich they built 2 Kings 16:18:5 ⧉בַבַּ֗יִתbabayitin the house 2 Kings 16:18:6 ⧉וְאֶת־מְב֤וֹאveetmevoand the entrance 2 Kings 16:18:7 ⧉הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙hamelekhof the king 2 Kings 16:18:8 ⧉הֽ͏ַחִיצ֔וֹנָהhakhitsonathe outer 2 Kings 16:18:9 ⧉הֵסֵ֖בhesevhe turned aside or redirected 2 Kings 16:18:10 ⧉בֵּ֣יתbethouse of 2 Kings 16:18:11 ⧉יְהוָ֑הyahwehthe LORD 2 Kings 16:18:12 ⧉מִפְּנֵ֖יmipenebecause of or from before 2 Kings 16:18:13 ⧉מֶ֥לֶךְmelekhking of 2 Kings 16:18:14 ⧉אַשּֽׁוּר׃ashurAssyria |
| 18. Formal Translation And the Sabbath covered way that they had built in the house, and the king’s outer entrance, he diverted from the house of the LORD {Yahweh, Consecrated Householder} because of the king of Assyria. |
| 18. Dynamic Translation He rerouted the king’s outer entrance and the Sabbath covered way they had built in the temple, away from the LORD’s {Yahweh, Israel’s True King} house because of Assyria. |