| 12. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 20:12:1 ⧉בָּעֵ֣תbaetat the time 2 Kings 20:12:2 ⧉הַהִ֡יאhahithat 2 Kings 20:12:3 ⧉שָׁלַ֡חshalakhhe sent 2 Kings 20:12:4 ⧉בְּרֹאדַ֣ךְberodaakhBerodach 2 Kings 20:12:5 ⧉בַּ֠לְאֲדָןbaledanBaladan 2 Kings 20:12:6 ⧉בֶּֽן־בַּלְאֲדָ֧ןbenbaledanson of Baladan 2 Kings 20:12:7 ⧉מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֛לmelekhbavelking of Babylon 2 Kings 20:12:8 ⧉סְפָרִ֥יםsefarimletters or writings 2 Kings 20:12:9 ⧉וּמִנְחָ֖הuminkhaand a gift offering 2 Kings 20:12:10 ⧉אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּelkhizkiyahuto Hezekiah 2 Kings 20:12:11 ⧉כִּ֣יkifor 2 Kings 20:12:12 ⧉שָׁמַ֔עshamahe heard 2 Kings 20:12:13 ⧉כִּ֥יkithat 2 Kings 20:12:14 ⧉חָלָ֖הkhalawas sick 2 Kings 20:12:15 ⧉חִזְקִיָּֽהוּ׃khizkiyahuHezekiah |
| 12. Formal Translation During that period, Berodach-Baladan, Baladan’s son and king of Babylon, dispatched letters and a gift to Hezekiah because he had learned that Hezekiah was unwell. |
| 12. Dynamic Translation At that juncture, Berodach-Baladan—Baladan’s son and the Babylonian king—sent some letters and a gift to Hezekiah after hearing that he had fallen ill. |