| 3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Isaiah 39:3:1 ⧉וַיָּבֹא֙vayaboand he came Isaiah 39:3:2 ⧉יְשַׁעְיָ֣הוּyeshayahuIsaiah Isaiah 39:3:3 ⧉הַנָּבִ֔יאhanavithe prophet Isaiah 39:3:4 ⧉אֶל־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְelhamelekhto the king Isaiah 39:3:5 ⧉חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּkhizkiyahuHezekiah Isaiah 39:3:6 ⧉וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvayomerand he said Isaiah 39:3:7 ⧉אֵלָ֜יוelavto him Isaiah 39:3:8 ⧉מָ֥הmawhat Isaiah 39:3:9 ⧉אָמְר֣וּameruthey said Isaiah 39:3:10 ⧉הָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםhaanashimthe men Isaiah 39:3:11 ⧉הָאֵ֗לֶּהhaelethese Isaiah 39:3:12 ⧉וּמֵאַ֙יִן֙umeayinand from where Isaiah 39:3:13 ⧉יָבֹ֣אוּyabouhave they come Isaiah 39:3:14 ⧉אֵלֶ֔יךָelekhato you Isaiah 39:3:15 ⧉וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vayomerand he said Isaiah 39:3:16 ⧉חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּkhizkiyahuHezekiah Isaiah 39:3:17 ⧉מֵאֶ֧רֶץmeeretsfrom a land Isaiah 39:3:18 ⧉רְחוֹקָ֛הrekhokafar Isaiah 39:3:19 ⧉בָּ֥אוּbauthey have come Isaiah 39:3:20 ⧉אֵלַ֖יelaito me Isaiah 39:3:21 ⧉מִבָּבֶֽל׃mibavelfrom Babylon |
| 3. Formal Translation Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and asked him, “What did these men speak about, and where did they come from to you?” And Hezekiah said, “They came to me from a far land, from Babylon.” |
| 3. Dynamic Translation Isaiah the prophet approached King Hezekiah and said, “What message did those men bring, and where did they come from?” Hezekiah answered, “They came from a distant land—Babylon.” |