2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Joshua 10:2:1 ⧉וַיִּֽירְא֣וּvayireuthey were very afraid Joshua 10:2:2 ⧉מְאֹ֔דmeodgreatly Joshua 10:2:3 ⧉כִּ֣יkibecause Joshua 10:2:4 ⧉עִ֤ירira city Joshua 10:2:5 ⧉גְּדוֹלָה֙gedolagreat Joshua 10:2:6 ⧉גִּבְע֔וֹןgivonGibeon Joshua 10:2:7 ⧉כְּאַחַ֖תkeakhatlike one Joshua 10:2:8 ⧉עָרֵ֣יareiof the cities Joshua 10:2:9 ⧉הַמַּמְלָכָ֑הhammalakhaof the kingdom Joshua 10:2:10 ⧉וְכִ֨יvekiand because Joshua 10:2:11 ⧉הִ֤יאhiit Joshua 10:2:12 ⧉גְדוֹלָה֙gedolawas greater Joshua 10:2:13 ⧉מִן־הָעַ֔יminhaaithan Ai Joshua 10:2:14 ⧉וְכָל־אֲנָשֶׁ֖יהָvekolanashehaand all its men Joshua 10:2:15 ⧉גִּבֹּרִֽים׃giborimwere warriors |
2. Formal Translation And they feared greatly because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities; and because it was greater than Ai, and all its men were mighty. |
2. Dynamic Translation They were terrified, because Gibeon was a large city, like one of the cities of the kingdom; and because it was larger than Ai, and all its men were strong. |