| 1. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 21:1:1 ⧉בֶּן־שְׁתֵּ֨יםbenshetema son of two 2 Kings 21:1:2 ⧉עֶשְׂרֵ֤הesereten 2 Kings 21:1:3 ⧉שָׁנָה֙shanayear 2 Kings 21:1:4 ⧉מְנַשֶּׁ֣הmenasheManasseh 2 Kings 21:1:5 ⧉בְמָלְכ֔וֹvemalkhowhen he began to reign 2 Kings 21:1:6 ⧉וַחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםvakhamishimand fifty 2 Kings 21:1:7 ⧉וְחָמֵשׁ֙vekhameshand five 2 Kings 21:1:8 ⧉שָׁנָ֔הshanayear 2 Kings 21:1:9 ⧉מָלַ֖ךְmalakhhe reigned 2 Kings 21:1:10 ⧉בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִםbirushalimin Jerusalem 2 Kings 21:1:11 ⧉וְשֵׁ֥םveshemand the name of 2 Kings 21:1:12 ⧉אִמּ֖וֹimohis mother 2 Kings 21:1:13 ⧉חֶפְצִי־בָֽהּ׃kheftsivaHephzibah |
| 1. Formal Translation Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Hephzibah. |
| 1. Dynamic Translation Manasseh became king when he was twelve years old, and he ruled in Jerusalem for fifty-five years. His mother’s name was Hephzibah. |