| 5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 17:5:1 ⧉וַיַּ֥עַלvayaaland he went up 2 Kings 17:5:2 ⧉מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֖וּרmelekhashurthe king of Assyria 2 Kings 17:5:3 ⧉בְּכָל־הָאָ֑רֶץbekholhaaretsagainst all the land 2 Kings 17:5:4 ⧉וַיַּ֙עַל֙vayaaland he went up 2 Kings 17:5:5 ⧉שֹׁמְר֔וֹןshomrevonSamaria 2 Kings 17:5:6 ⧉וַיָּ֥צַרvayatsarand he besieged 2 Kings 17:5:7 ⧉עָלֶ֖יהָalehaagainst it 2 Kings 17:5:8 ⧉שָׁלֹ֥שׁshaloshthree 2 Kings 17:5:9 ⧉שָׁנִֽים׃shanimyears |
| 5. Formal Translation And the king of Assyria advanced throughout the land, and he went up to Samaria and besieged it for three years. |
| 5. Dynamic Translation The king of Assyria surged across the whole land and then laid siege to Samaria for three years. |