| 5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 16:5:1 ⧉אָ֣זazthen 2 Kings 16:5:2 ⧉יַעֲלֶ֣הyaalehe went up 2 Kings 16:5:3 ⧉רְצִ֣יןretsinRezin 2 Kings 16:5:4 ⧉מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲ֠רָםmelekharamking of Aram or Syria 2 Kings 16:5:5 ⧉וּפֶ֨קַחupekakhand Pekah 2 Kings 16:5:6 ⧉בֶּן־רְמַלְיָ֧הוּbenremalyahuson of Remaliahu 2 Kings 16:5:7 ⧉מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לmelekhyisraelking of Israel 2 Kings 16:5:8 ⧉יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִםyerushalimJerusalem 2 Kings 16:5:9 ⧉לַמִּלְחָמָ֑הlammilkhamafor the war 2 Kings 16:5:10 ⧉וַיָּצֻ֙רוּ֙vayatsuruand they besieged 2 Kings 16:5:11 ⧉עַל־אָחָ֔זalakhazagainst Ahaz 2 Kings 16:5:12 ⧉וְלֹ֥אveloand not 2 Kings 16:5:13 ⧉יָכְל֖וּyakheluthey were able 2 Kings 16:5:14 ⧉לְהִלָּחֵֽם׃lehillakhemto fight |
| 5. Formal Translation Then Retsin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel went up to Jerusalem to make war, and they besieged Ahaz, but they were not able to fight him. |
| 5. Dynamic Translation At that time Retsin, the king of Aram, and Pekah, son of Remaliah and king of Israel, marched up to Jerusalem to wage war. They surrounded Ahaz, but they could not engage him. |