| 23. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 15:23:1 ⧉וְכָל־הָאָ֗רֶץvekholhaaretsand all the land 2 Samuel 15:23:2 ⧉בּוֹכִים֙bokhimweeping 2 Samuel 15:23:3 ⧉ק֣וֹלkola voice or sound 2 Samuel 15:23:4 ⧉גָּד֔וֹלgadolgreat or loud 2 Samuel 15:23:5 ⧉וְכָל־הָעָ֖םvekholhaamand all the people 2 Samuel 15:23:6 ⧉עֹֽבְרִ֑יםoverimpassing over 2 Samuel 15:23:7 ⧉וְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְvehammelekhand the king 2 Samuel 15:23:8 ⧉עֹבֵר֙overpassing over 2 Samuel 15:23:9 ⧉בְּנַ֣חַלbenakhalin the wadi or brook 2 Samuel 15:23:10 ⧉קִדְר֔וֹןkidronKidron 2 Samuel 15:23:11 ⧉וְכָל־הָעָם֙vekholhaamand all the people 2 Samuel 15:23:12 ⧉עֹבְרִ֔יםoverimpassing over 2 Samuel 15:23:13 ⧉עַל־פְּנֵי־דֶ֖רֶךְalpenederekhupon the face of the way or along the road 2 Samuel 15:23:14 ⧉אֶת־הַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ethammidbarthe wilderness |
| 23. Formal Translation And all the land wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed by; and the king crossed the Kidron Valley, and all the people continued on the road toward the wilderness. |
| 23. Dynamic Translation Everyone throughout the land was crying loudly, as all the people kept moving forward. The king also crossed the Kidron Valley, and everyone made their way along the road toward the wilderness. |