23. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 2:23:1 ⧉וַיַּ֥עַלvayaaland he went up 2 Kings 2:23:2 ⧉מִשָּׁ֖םmishshamfrom there 2 Kings 2:23:3 ⧉בֵּֽית־אֵ֑לbetelBethel 2 Kings 2:23:4 ⧉וְה֣וּאvehuand he 2 Kings 2:23:5 ⧉עֹלֶ֣הolegoing up 2 Kings 2:23:6 ⧉בַדֶּ֗רֶךְbaderekhon the way 2 Kings 2:23:7 ⧉וּנְעָרִ֤יםunearimand boys 2 Kings 2:23:8 ⧉קְטַנִּים֙ketanimsmall 2 Kings 2:23:9 ⧉יָצְא֣וּyatsucame out 2 Kings 2:23:10 ⧉מִן־הָעִ֔ירminhaiirfrom the city 2 Kings 2:23:11 ⧉וַיִּתְקַלְּסוּ־בוֹ֙vayitkalsuvoand they mocked him 2 Kings 2:23:12 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvayomeruand they said 2 Kings 2:23:13 ⧉ל֔וֹloto him 2 Kings 2:23:14 ⧉עֲלֵ֥הalego up 2 Kings 2:23:15 ⧉קֵרֵ֖חַkereakhbald one 2 Kings 2:23:16 ⧉עֲלֵ֥הalego up 2 Kings 2:23:17 ⧉קֵרֵֽחַ׃kereakhbald one |
23. Formal Translation And he went up from there to Bethel, and as he was going up on the road, small boys came out from the city and mocked him, saying, “Go up, bald head! Go up, bald head!” |
23. Dynamic Translation He went up from there to Bethel. While he was walking along the road, some small boys came out from the town and mocked him, shouting, “Go up, bald head! Go up, bald head!” |