| 8. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 19:8:1 ⧉וַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vayashavand he returned 2 Kings 19:8:2 ⧉רַב־שָׁקֵ֔הravshakethe Rabshakeh 2 Kings 19:8:3 ⧉וַיִּמְצָא֙vayimtsaand he found 2 Kings 19:8:4 ⧉אֶת־מֶ֣לֶךְetmelekh{direct object} the king of 2 Kings 19:8:5 ⧉אַשּׁ֔וּרashurAssyria 2 Kings 19:8:6 ⧉נִלְחָ֖םnilkhamfighting 2 Kings 19:8:7 ⧉עַל־לִבְנָ֑הallivnaagainst Libnah 2 Kings 19:8:8 ⧉כִּ֣יkifor 2 Kings 19:8:9 ⧉שָׁמַ֔עshamahe heard 2 Kings 19:8:10 ⧉כִּ֥יkithat 2 Kings 19:8:11 ⧉נָסַ֖עnasahe had set out or departed 2 Kings 19:8:12 ⧉מִלָּכִֽישׁ׃millakhishfrom Lachish |
| 8. Formal Translation And the chief cupbearer returned and found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah, for he had heard that he had departed from Lachish. |
| 8. Dynamic Translation The chief field commander went back and found the king of Assyria attacking Libnah, because he was told that the king had left Lachish. |