| 29. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 23:29:1 ⧉בְּיָמָ֡יוbeyamavin his days 2 Kings 23:29:2 ⧉עָלָה֩alawent up 2 Kings 23:29:3 ⧉פַרְעֹ֨הparePharaoh 2 Kings 23:29:4 ⧉נְכֹ֧הnekhoNeco 2 Kings 23:29:5 ⧉מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֛יִםmelekhmitsrayimking of Egypt 2 Kings 23:29:6 ⧉עַל־מֶ֥לֶךְalmelekhagainst the king of 2 Kings 23:29:7 ⧉אַשּׁ֖וּרashurAssyria 2 Kings 23:29:8 ⧉עַל־נְהַר־פְּרָ֑תalneharperatto the river Euphrates 2 Kings 23:29:9 ⧉וַיֵּ֨לֶךְvayelekhand went 2 Kings 23:29:10 ⧉הַמֶּ֤לֶךְhamelekhthe king 2 Kings 23:29:11 ⧉יֹאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙yoshiyahuJosiah 2 Kings 23:29:12 ⧉לִקְרָאת֔וֹlikratoto meet him 2 Kings 23:29:13 ⧉וַיְמִיתֵ֙הוּ֙vayemitehuand he put him to death 2 Kings 23:29:14 ⧉בִּמְגִדּ֔וֹbimgiddoat Megiddo 2 Kings 23:29:15 ⧉כִּרְאֹת֖וֹkirotowhen he saw him 2 Kings 23:29:16 ⧉אֹתֽוֹ׃otohim |
| 29. Formal Translation In his days Pharaoh Neco, king of Egypt, went up against the king of Assyria to the Euphrates River, and King Josiah went out to meet him, and Pharaoh Neco put him to death at Megiddo as soon as he saw him. |
| 29. Dynamic Translation During his reign Pharaoh Neco, king of Egypt, marched up to the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went out to confront him, and Neco killed him at Megiddo when he saw him. |