| 8. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 16:8:1 ⧉וַיִּקַּ֨חvayikkakhand he took 2 Kings 16:8:2 ⧉אָחָ֜זakhazAhaz 2 Kings 16:8:3 ⧉אֶת־הַכֶּ֣סֶףethakesefthe silver 2 Kings 16:8:4 ⧉וְאֶת־הַזָּהָ֗בveethazahavand the gold 2 Kings 16:8:5 ⧉הַנִּמְצָא֙hanimtsathat was found 2 Kings 16:8:6 ⧉בֵּ֣יתbetin the house of 2 Kings 16:8:7 ⧉יְהוָ֔הyahwehthe LORD 2 Kings 16:8:8 ⧉וּבְאֹֽצְר֖וֹתuveotsreotand in the treasuries of 2 Kings 16:8:9 ⧉בֵּ֣יתbetthe house of 2 Kings 16:8:10 ⧉הַמֶּ֑לֶךְhamelekhthe king 2 Kings 16:8:11 ⧉וַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvayishlakhand he sent 2 Kings 16:8:12 ⧉לְמֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֖וּרlemelekhashurto the king of Assyria 2 Kings 16:8:13 ⧉שֹֽׁחַד׃shokhada bribe |
| 8. Formal Translation Ahaz took the silver and gold found in the house of the LORD {Yahweh, Sanctuary Owner} and in the royal storerooms, and sent it as a present to the king of Assyria. |
| 8. Dynamic Translation So Ahaz gathered the silver and gold kept in the LORD’s {Yahweh, Temple Possessor} temple and in the royal treasury, and sent it as a payment to the king of Assyria. |