7. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 8:7:1 ⧉וַיָּבֹ֤אvaboand he came 2 Kings 8:7:2 ⧉אֱלִישָׁע֙elishaElisha 2 Kings 8:7:3 ⧉דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקdamesekDamascus 2 Kings 8:7:4 ⧉וּבֶן־הֲדַ֥דuvenhadadand Ben-hadad 2 Kings 8:7:5 ⧉מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֖םmelekharamking of Aram 2 Kings 8:7:6 ⧉חֹלֶ֑הkholewas sick 2 Kings 8:7:7 ⧉וַיֻּגַּד־ל֣וֹvayugadloand it was told to him 2 Kings 8:7:8 ⧉לֵאמֹ֔רlemorsaying 2 Kings 8:7:9 ⧉בָּ֛אbahas come 2 Kings 8:7:10 ⧉אִ֥ישׁisha man 2 Kings 8:7:11 ⧉הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםhaelohimof God 2 Kings 8:7:12 ⧉עַד־הֵֽנָּה׃adhenaup to here |
7. Formal Translation Elisha went to Damascus. Ben-Hadad, king of Aram, was sick, and someone told him, “The man of God has arrived here.” |
7. Dynamic Translation Elisha arrived in Damascus while Ben-Hadad, Aram’s king, was ill. When he heard, they said, “The man of God has come all the way here.” |