2:4 When the Lord’s messenger finished speaking these words to all the Israelites, the people wept loudly. 1
1 tn Heb “lifted their voices and wept.”
2 map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.
3 tn Heb “and they lifted up their voice[s] and wept with great weeping.” Both the cognate accusative בְּכִי (bekhi, “weeping”) and the attributive adjective גָדוֹל (gadol, “great”) emphasize their degree of sorrow.