| 8. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 18:8:1 ⧉וַתְּהִי־שָׁ֨םvattehishamand it was there 2 Samuel 18:8:2 ⧉הַמִּלְחָמָ֜הhammilkhamathe battle 2 Samuel 18:8:3 ⧉נְפֻצָ֤תnefutsatspread 2 Samuel 18:8:4 ⧉נָפֹ֨צֶתnafotsetspreading 2 Samuel 18:8:5 ⧉עַל־פְּנֵ֣יalpeneupon the face of 2 Samuel 18:8:6 ⧉כָּל־הָאָ֔רֶץkalhaaretsall the land 2 Samuel 18:8:7 ⧉וַיֶּ֨רֶבvayerevand it increased 2 Samuel 18:8:8 ⧉הַיַּ֜עַר֙hayyaarthe forest 2 Samuel 18:8:9 ⧉לֶאֱכֹ֣לleekholto devour 2 Samuel 18:8:10 ⧉בָּעָ֔םbaamamong the people 2 Samuel 18:8:11 ⧉מֵאֲשֶׁ֥רmeashermore than 2 Samuel 18:8:12 ⧉אָכְלָ֖הakhelait devoured 2 Samuel 18:8:13 ⧉הַחֶ֣רֶבhakherevthe sword 2 Samuel 18:8:14 ⧉בַּיּ֥וֹםbayyomin the day 2 Samuel 18:8:15 ⧉הַהֽוּא׃hahuthat |
| 8. Formal Translation And the battle was scattered there and dispersed across the face of the whole land, and the forest consumed more people than the sword did on that day. |
| 8. Dynamic Translation The fighting spread across the whole countryside and claimed more lives than the sword did that day. |