| 3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 19:3:1 ⧉וַיֹּאמְר֣וּvayomeruand they said 2 Kings 19:3:2 ⧉אֵלָ֗יוelayvto him 2 Kings 19:3:3 ⧉כֹּ֚הkothus 2 Kings 19:3:4 ⧉אָמַ֣רamarsaid 2 Kings 19:3:5 ⧉חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּkhizkiyahuHezekiah 2 Kings 19:3:6 ⧉יוֹם־צָרָ֧הyomtsaraa day of distress 2 Kings 19:3:7 ⧉וְתוֹכֵחָ֛הvetokhekhaand of rebuke 2 Kings 19:3:8 ⧉וּנְאָצָ֖הuneatsaand of contempt or disgrace 2 Kings 19:3:9 ⧉הַיּ֣וֹםhayomthe day 2 Kings 19:3:10 ⧉הַזֶּ֑הhazethis 2 Kings 19:3:11 ⧉כִּ֣יkifor 2 Kings 19:3:12 ⧉בָ֤אוּvauhave come 2 Kings 19:3:13 ⧉בָנִים֙vanimsons or children 2 Kings 19:3:14 ⧉עַד־מַשְׁבֵּ֔רadmashberto the point of birthstool or breaking forth 2 Kings 19:3:15 ⧉וְכֹ֥חַvekhoakhand strength 2 Kings 19:3:16 ⧉אַ֖יִןayinthere is not 2 Kings 19:3:17 ⧉לְלֵדָֽה׃leledato give birth |
| 3. Formal Translation And they said to him, “Thus said Hezekiah: ‘This day is a day of distress, rebuke, and contempt; for children have come up to the birthstool, but there is no strength to give birth.’” |
| 3. Dynamic Translation They said to him, “This is what Hezekiah says: ‘Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and contempt, because children have come to the point of birth, but there is no strength to bring forth.’” |