5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 8:5:1 ⧉וַתָּבֹא֙vatavoand she came or it came 2 Samuel 8:5:2 ⧉אֲרַ֣םaramAram or Syria 2 Samuel 8:5:3 ⧉דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקdamesekDamascus 2 Samuel 8:5:4 ⧉לַעְזֹ֕רlaezorto help 2 Samuel 8:5:5 ⧉לַהֲדַדְעֶ֖זֶרlahadadezerto Hadadezer 2 Samuel 8:5:6 ⧉מֶ֣לֶךְmelekhking of 2 Samuel 8:5:7 ⧉צוֹבָ֑הtsovaZobah 2 Samuel 8:5:8 ⧉וַיַּ֤ךְvayakhand he struck 2 Samuel 8:5:9 ⧉דָּוִד֙davidDavid 2 Samuel 8:5:10 ⧉בַּֽאֲרָ֔םbaaramin Aram or among the Arameans 2 Samuel 8:5:11 ⧉עֶשְׂרִֽים־וּשְׁנַ֥יִםeserimushenayimtwenty and two 2 Samuel 8:5:12 ⧉אֶ֖לֶףelefthousand 2 Samuel 8:5:13 ⧉אִֽישׁ׃ishman or men |
5. Formal Translation Aram from Damascus came to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah, and David struck down twenty-two thousand men. |
5. Dynamic Translation When the Arameans from Damascus went to assist Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David defeated twenty-two thousand soldiers. |