8. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Habakkuk 1:8:1 ⧉וְקַלּ֨וּvekalluand they are swift Habakkuk 1:8:2 ⧉מִנְּמֵרִ֜יםminnemerimthan leopards Habakkuk 1:8:3 ⧉סוּסָ֗יוsusaivhis horses Habakkuk 1:8:4 ⧉וְחַדּוּ֙vekhadduand they are sharp or fierce Habakkuk 1:8:5 ⧉מִזְּאֵ֣בֵיmizzeevethan wolves of Habakkuk 1:8:6 ⧉עֶ֔רֶבerevevening Habakkuk 1:8:7 ⧉וּפָ֖שׁוּufashuand they spread out Habakkuk 1:8:8 ⧉פָּֽרָשָׁ֑יוparashaivhis horsemen Habakkuk 1:8:9 ⧉וּפָֽרָשָׁיו֙ufarashaivand his horsemen Habakkuk 1:8:10 ⧉מֵרָח֣וֹקmerakhokfrom far away Habakkuk 1:8:11 ⧉יָבֹ֔אוּyavouthey come Habakkuk 1:8:12 ⧉יָעֻ֕פוּyaufuthey fly Habakkuk 1:8:13 ⧉כְּנֶ֖שֶׁרkenesherlike an eagle Habakkuk 1:8:14 ⧉חָ֥שׁkhashhurrying Habakkuk 1:8:15 ⧉לֶאֱכֽוֹל׃leekholto eat or devour |
8. Formal Translation Their horses outrun leopards and are sharper than evening wolves; their riders fan out, coming from far away; they swoop like an eagle rushing in to eat. |
8. Dynamic Translation Their horses race faster than leopards and are more ferocious than wolves on the hunt at night; their riders surge forward from distant places, diving down like an eagle racing toward its prey. |