| 25. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 18:25:1 ⧉עַתָּה֙atanow 2 Kings 18:25:2 ⧉הֲמִבַּלְעֲדֵ֣יhamibbaladeis it from apart from or without 2 Kings 18:25:3 ⧉יְהוָ֔הyahwehLORD 2 Kings 18:25:4 ⧉עָלִ֛יתִיalitiI have gone up 2 Kings 18:25:5 ⧉עַל־הַמָּק֥וֹםalhamakomagainst the place 2 Kings 18:25:6 ⧉הַזֶּ֖הhazethis 2 Kings 18:25:7 ⧉לְהַשְׁחִת֑וֹlehashkhitoto destroy him or it 2 Kings 18:25:8 ⧉יְהוָה֙yahwehLORD 2 Kings 18:25:9 ⧉אָמַ֣רamarsaid 2 Kings 18:25:10 ⧉אֵלַ֔יelaito me 2 Kings 18:25:11 ⧉עֲלֵ֛הalego up 2 Kings 18:25:12 ⧉עַל־הָאָ֥רֶץalhaaretsagainst the land 2 Kings 18:25:13 ⧉הַזֹּ֖אתhazotthis 2 Kings 18:25:14 ⧉וְהַשְׁחִיתָֽהּ׃vehashkhitaand you shall destroy her or it |
| 25. Formal Translation Now, was it apart from the LORD {Yahweh, Sovereign Commander} that I went up against this place to destroy it? The LORD said to me, “Go up against this land and destroy it.” |
| 25. Dynamic Translation Do you think I came here without the LORD’s {Yahweh, Guiding Protector} approval to destroy this place? The LORD told me, “Go up against this land and destroy it.” |