12. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 8:12:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand he said 2 Kings 8:12:2 ⧉חֲזָאֵ֔לkhazaelHazael 2 Kings 8:12:3 ⧉מַדּ֖וּעַmaduawhy 2 Kings 8:12:4 ⧉אֲדֹנִ֣יadonimy lord 2 Kings 8:12:5 ⧉בֹכֶ֑הvokheis weeping 2 Kings 8:12:6 ⧉וַיֹּ֡אמֶרvayomerand he said 2 Kings 8:12:7 ⧉כִּֽי־יָדַ֡עְתִּיkiyadatithat I know 2 Kings 8:12:8 ⧉אֵ֣תet 2 Kings 8:12:9 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־תַּעֲשֶׂה֩ashertaasewhich you will do 2 Kings 8:12:10 ⧉לִבְנֵ֨יlivneto the sons of 2 Kings 8:12:11 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֜לyisraelIsrael 2 Kings 8:12:12 ⧉רָעָ֗הraaevil 2 Kings 8:12:13 ⧉מִבְצְרֵיהֶ֞םmivtsrehemtheir fortified places or fortresses 2 Kings 8:12:14 ⧉תְּשַׁלַּ֤חteshalakhyou will send forth 2 Kings 8:12:15 ⧉בָּאֵשׁ֙baeshwith fire 2 Kings 8:12:16 ⧉וּבַחֻֽרֵיהֶם֙uvakhurehemand their young men 2 Kings 8:12:17 ⧉בַּחֶ֣רֶבbakherevwith the sword 2 Kings 8:12:18 ⧉תַּהֲרֹ֔גtaharogyou will kill 2 Kings 8:12:19 ⧉וְעֹלְלֵיהֶ֣םveollehemand their little children 2 Kings 8:12:20 ⧉תְּרַטֵּ֔שׁterateshyou will dash in pieces 2 Kings 8:12:21 ⧉וְהָרֹתֵיהֶ֖םveharotehemand their pregnant women 2 Kings 8:12:22 ⧉תְּבַקֵּֽעַ׃tevakkeayou will rip open |
12. Formal Translation And Hazael asked, “Why is my lord crying?” And he replied, “Because I know what you will do to the sons of Israel: you will set their fortresses ablaze, slay their young men with the sword, dash their infants and rip open their pregnant women.” |
12. Dynamic Translation Hazael asked, “Why are you, my lord, crying?” He answered, “Because I know the harm you will bring on the people of Israel: you will burn their strongholds, strike down their young men with the sword, smash their babies, and tear open their pregnant women.” |