| 3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 22:3:1 ⧉וַיְהִ֗יvayehiand it happened 2 Kings 22:3:2 ⧉בִּשְׁמֹנֶ֤הbishmonein eight 2 Kings 22:3:3 ⧉עֶשְׂרֵה֙esereten 2 Kings 22:3:4 ⧉שָׁנָ֔הshanayear 2 Kings 22:3:5 ⧉לַמֶּ֖לֶךְlammelekhto the king 2 Kings 22:3:6 ⧉יֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyoshiyahuJosiah 2 Kings 22:3:7 ⧉שָׁלַ֣חshalakhhe sent 2 Kings 22:3:8 ⧉הַ֠מֶּלֶךְhammelekhthe king 2 Kings 22:3:9 ⧉אֶת־שָׁפָ֨ןetshafanShaphan {direct object marker} 2 Kings 22:3:10 ⧉בֶּן־אֲצַלְיָ֤הוּbenazalyahuson of Azaliah 2 Kings 22:3:11 ⧉בֶּן־מְשֻׁלָּם֙benmeshullamson of Meshullam 2 Kings 22:3:12 ⧉הַסֹּפֵ֔רhassoferthe scribe 2 Kings 22:3:13 ⧉בֵּ֥יתbethouse of 2 Kings 22:3:14 ⧉יְהוָ֖הyahwehLORD 2 Kings 22:3:15 ⧉לֵאמֹֽר׃lemorsaying |
| 3. Formal Translation And it happened in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, the king sent Shaphan son of Azaliah son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD {Yahweh, Temple Sovereign} to say. |
| 3. Dynamic Translation In the eighteenth year of King Josiah’s reign, the king sent Shaphan, the son of Azaliah and grandson of Meshullam, the scribe, to the LORD’s {Yahweh, Temple Dwelling} temple to deliver a message. |