| 5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 22:5:1 ⧉כִּ֥יkifor or because 2 Samuel 22:5:2 ⧉אֲפָפֻ֖נִיafafunithey encompassed me 2 Samuel 22:5:3 ⧉מִשְׁבְּרֵי־מָ֑וֶתmishbereimavetbreakers of death 2 Samuel 22:5:4 ⧉נַחֲלֵ֥יnakhaleitorrents or wadis of 2 Samuel 22:5:5 ⧉בְלִיַּ֖עַלbeliyaalworthlessness or destruction 2 Samuel 22:5:6 ⧉יְבַעֲתֻֽנִי׃yevaatunithey terrified me |
| 5. Formal Translation For the waves of death closed around me; the torrents of destruction terrified me. |
| 5. Dynamic Translation Deadly waves surrounded me, and raging streams of ruin struck fear into me. |