17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 7:17:1 ⧉וְהַמֶּלֶךְ֩vehammelekhand the king 2 Kings 7:17:2 ⧉הִפְקִ֨ידhifkidappointed 2 Kings 7:17:3 ⧉אֶת־הַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁethashalishthe officer 2 Kings 7:17:4 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁעָ֤ןashernisheanon whom he leaned 2 Kings 7:17:5 ⧉עַל־יָדוֹ֙alyadoupon his hand 2 Kings 7:17:6 ⧉עַל־הַשַּׁ֔עַרalhashaarover the gate 2 Kings 7:17:7 ⧉וַיִּרְמְסֻ֧הוּvayirmesuhuand they trampled him 2 Kings 7:17:8 ⧉הָעָ֛םhaamthe people 2 Kings 7:17:9 ⧉בַּשַּׁ֖עַרbashaarin the gate 2 Kings 7:17:10 ⧉וַיָּמֹ֑תvayamotand he died 2 Kings 7:17:11 ⧉כַּאֲשֶׁ֤רkaasheras 2 Kings 7:17:12 ⧉דִּבֶּר֙dibberspoke 2 Kings 7:17:13 ⧉אִ֣ישׁishthe man 2 Kings 7:17:14 ⧉הָאֱלֹהִ֔יםhaelohimof God 2 Kings 7:17:15 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֣רasherwho 2 Kings 7:17:16 ⧉דִּבֶּ֔רdibberspoke 2 Kings 7:17:17 ⧉בְּרֶ֥דֶתberedetwhen going down of 2 Kings 7:17:18 ⧉הַמֶּ֖לֶךְhammelekhthe king 2 Kings 7:17:19 ⧉אֵלָֽיו׃elavto him |
17. Formal Translation And the king appointed the officer who leaned on his arm in charge of the gate, and the people trampled him at the gate, and he died, just as the man of God {Elohim, the God of Israel} had spoken when the king came down to him. |
17. Dynamic Translation The king put the officer he relied on in charge of the gate, and the people trampled him there, and he died just as the man of God {Elohim, Divine Speaker} had said when the king went down to him. |