7. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 2:7:1 ⧉וַחֲמִשִּׁ֨יםvakhamishimand fifty 2 Kings 2:7:2 ⧉אִ֜ישׁishman 2 Kings 2:7:3 ⧉מִבְּנֵ֤יmibbenefrom the sons of 2 Kings 2:7:4 ⧉הַנְּבִיאִים֙hanneviimthe prophets 2 Kings 2:7:5 ⧉הָֽלְכ֔וּhalkhuwent 2 Kings 2:7:6 ⧉וַיַּעַמְד֥וּvayaamduand stood 2 Kings 2:7:7 ⧉מִנֶּ֖גֶדminnegedopposite 2 Kings 2:7:8 ⧉מֵרָח֑וֹקmerakhokfrom a distance 2 Kings 2:7:9 ⧉וּשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םushenehemand the two of them 2 Kings 2:7:10 ⧉עָמְד֥וּamdustood 2 Kings 2:7:11 ⧉עַל־הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃alhayardenby the Jordan |
7. Formal Translation Fifty men from the sons of the prophets went and stood opposite them at a distance, while the two stood by the Jordan. |
7. Dynamic Translation Fifty followers of the prophetic circle held back a short distance, facing the two at the Jordan River. |