4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 5:4:1 ⧉בֶּן־שְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםbensheloshima son of thirty 2 Samuel 5:4:2 ⧉שָׁנָ֛הshanayear 2 Samuel 5:4:3 ⧉דָּוִ֖דdavidDavid 2 Samuel 5:4:4 ⧉בְּמָלְכ֑וֹbemalkhoin his reigning 2 Samuel 5:4:5 ⧉אַרְבָּעִ֥יםarbaimforty 2 Samuel 5:4:6 ⧉שָׁנָ֖הshanayear 2 Samuel 5:4:7 ⧉מָלָֽךְ׃malakhhe reigned |
4. Formal Translation David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. |
4. Dynamic Translation David was thirty years old when he became king, and he ruled as king for forty years. |