| 16. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 23:16:1 ⧉וַיִּ֣פֶןvayifenand he turned 2 Kings 23:16:2 ⧉יֹאשִׁיָּ֗הוּyoshiyahuJosiah 2 Kings 23:16:3 ⧉וַיַּ֨רְאvayareand he saw 2 Kings 23:16:4 ⧉אֶת־הַקְּבָרִ֤יםethakevarim{direct object marker} the graves 2 Kings 23:16:5 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־שָׁם֙ashershamwhich were there 2 Kings 23:16:6 ⧉בָּהָ֔רbaharon the mountain 2 Kings 23:16:7 ⧉וַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvayishlakhand he sent 2 Kings 23:16:8 ⧉וַיִּקַּ֤חvayikkakhand he took 2 Kings 23:16:9 ⧉אֶת־הָֽעֲצָמוֹת֙ethaatsamot{direct object marker} the bones 2 Kings 23:16:10 ⧉מִן־הַקְּבָרִ֔יםminhakevarimfrom the graves 2 Kings 23:16:11 ⧉וַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvayisrofand he burned 2 Kings 23:16:12 ⧉עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַalhamizbeakhon the altar 2 Kings 23:16:13 ⧉וַֽיְטַמְּאֵ֑הוּvayetammehuand he made it unclean 2 Kings 23:16:14 ⧉כִּדְבַ֣רkidvaraccording to the word of 2 Kings 23:16:15 ⧉יְהוָ֗הyahwehthe LORD 2 Kings 23:16:16 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֤רasherwhich 2 Kings 23:16:17 ⧉קָרָא֙karaproclaimed 2 Kings 23:16:18 ⧉אִ֣ישׁisha man 2 Kings 23:16:19 ⧉הָאֱלֹהִ֔יםhaelohimof God 2 Kings 23:16:20 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֣רasherwho 2 Kings 23:16:21 ⧉קָרָ֔אkaraproclaimed 2 Kings 23:16:22 ⧉אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֖יםethadevarim{direct object marker} the words 2 Kings 23:16:23 ⧉הָאֵֽלֶּה׃haelethese |
| 16. Formal Translation And Josiah turned and saw the tombs on the mountain. He sent and took the bones from the tombs and burned them on the altar, defiling it according to the word of the LORD {Yahweh, Covenant Enforcer} proclaimed by the man of God, who had predicted these things. |
| 16. Dynamic Translation Josiah looked around and saw the graves on the hillside. He had the bones removed from them and burned on the altar, making it unclean just as the LORD {Yahweh, Faithful Performer} had said through the man of God who had foretold these things. |