| 3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 23:3:1 ⧉וַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvayaamodand he stood 2 Kings 23:3:2 ⧉הַ֠מֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe king 2 Kings 23:3:3 ⧉עַֽל־הָ֨עַמּ֜וּדalhaamudby the pillar 2 Kings 23:3:4 ⧉וַיִּכְרֹ֥תvayikhrotand he cut or made 2 Kings 23:3:5 ⧉אֶֽת־הַבְּרִ֣יתethaberitthe covenant 2 Kings 23:3:6 ⧉לִפְנֵ֣יlifnebefore 2 Kings 23:3:7 ⧉יְהוָ֗הyahwehthe LORD 2 Kings 23:3:8 ⧉לָלֶ֜כֶתlalekhetto walk 2 Kings 23:3:9 ⧉אַחַ֤רakharafter 2 Kings 23:3:10 ⧉יְהוָה֙yahwehthe LORD 2 Kings 23:3:11 ⧉וְלִשְׁמֹ֨רvelishmorand to keep 2 Kings 23:3:12 ⧉מִצְוֺתָ֜יוmitsvotaivhis commandments 2 Kings 23:3:13 ⧉וְאֶת־עֵדְוֺתָ֤יוveetedevotaivand his testimonies 2 Kings 23:3:14 ⧉וְאֶת־חֻקֹּתָיו֙veetkhukkotaivand his statutes 2 Kings 23:3:15 ⧉בְּכָל־לֵ֣בbekhollevwith all {the} heart 2 Kings 23:3:16 ⧉וּבְכָל־נֶ֔פֶשׁuvekholnefeshand with all {the} soul 2 Kings 23:3:17 ⧉לְהָקִ֗יםlehakimto establish or carry out 2 Kings 23:3:18 ⧉אֶת־דִּבְרֵי֙etdivrethe words of 2 Kings 23:3:19 ⧉הַבְּרִ֣יתhaberitthe covenant 2 Kings 23:3:20 ⧉הַזֹּ֔אתhazotthis 2 Kings 23:3:21 ⧉הַכְּתֻבִ֖יםhakhetuvimthe ones written 2 Kings 23:3:22 ⧉עַל־הַסֵּ֣פֶרalhaseferin or on the book 2 Kings 23:3:23 ⧉הַזֶּ֑הhazethis 2 Kings 23:3:24 ⧉וַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvayaamodand stood 2 Kings 23:3:25 ⧉כָּל־הָעָ֖םkolhaamall the people 2 Kings 23:3:26 ⧉בַּבְּרִֽית׃baberitin the covenant |
| 3. Formal Translation And the king stood upon the pillar and made the covenant before the LORD {Yahweh, Covenant Renewer}, to walk after the LORD and to keep His commandments, His testimonies, and His statutes with all the heart and all the soul, to establish the words of this covenant that were written upon this book; and all the people stood in the covenant. |
| 3. Dynamic Translation The king stood by the pillar and renewed the covenant before the LORD {Yahweh, Promise Restorer}, pledging to follow Him and obey all His commands, testimonies, and statutes with all his heart and soul, confirming the words of this covenant written in this book; then all the people joined in the covenant. |