13. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 9:13:1 ⧉וַֽיְמַהֲר֗וּvayemaharuand they hurried 2 Kings 9:13:2 ⧉וַיִּקְחוּ֙vayikkhuand they took 2 Kings 9:13:3 ⧉אִ֣ישׁisheach man 2 Kings 9:13:4 ⧉בִּגְד֔וֹbigdohis garment 2 Kings 9:13:5 ⧉וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvayasimuand they put 2 Kings 9:13:6 ⧉תַחְתָּ֖יוtakhtaivunder him 2 Kings 9:13:7 ⧉אֶל־גֶּ֣רֶםelgeremon 2 Kings 9:13:8 ⧉הַֽמַּעֲל֑וֹתhammaalotthe bare steps 2 Kings 9:13:9 ⧉וַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֙vayitkeuand they blew 2 Kings 9:13:10 ⧉בַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רbashofarthe horn 2 Kings 9:13:11 ⧉וַיֹּאמְר֖וּvayomeruand they said 2 Kings 9:13:12 ⧉מָלַ֥ךְmalakhbecame king 2 Kings 9:13:13 ⧉יֵהֽוּא׃yehuJehu |
13. Formal Translation And they hurried, and each man took his garment and placed it beneath him on the bare steps, and they blew the trumpet and said, “Jehu is king!” |
13. Dynamic Translation They quickly took off their cloaks and spread them out on the steps, blew the horn, and shouted, “Jehu is now king!” |