| 9. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Isaiah 21:9:1 ⧉וְהִנֵּה־זֶ֥הvehinnezeand behold, this Isaiah 21:9:2 ⧉בָא֙bacomes Isaiah 21:9:3 ⧉רֶ֣כֶבrekheva chariot, a troop Isaiah 21:9:4 ⧉אִ֔ישׁisha man Isaiah 21:9:5 ⧉צֶ֖מֶדtsemeda pair, a team Isaiah 21:9:6 ⧉פָּֽרָשִׁ֑יםparashimhorsemen Isaiah 21:9:7 ⧉וַיַּ֣עַןvayaanand he answered Isaiah 21:9:8 ⧉וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvayomerand he said Isaiah 21:9:9 ⧉נָפְלָ֤הnaflashe has fallen Isaiah 21:9:10 ⧉נָֽפְלָה֙naflashe has fallen Isaiah 21:9:11 ⧉בָּבֶ֔לbavelBabylon Isaiah 21:9:12 ⧉וְכָל־פְּסִילֵ֥יvekholpesileand all the carved images of Isaiah 21:9:13 ⧉אֱלֹהֶ֖יהָelohehaher gods Isaiah 21:9:14 ⧉שִׁבַּ֥רshibarhe has shattered Isaiah 21:9:15 ⧉לָאָֽרֶץ׃laaretsto the ground |
| 9. Formal Translation And behold, here comes a chariot of a man with a pair of horsemen. And he answered and said, “Babylon has fallen, has fallen; and all the idols of her gods he has shattered to the ground.” |
| 9. Dynamic Translation Look! Someone is coming in a chariot, with two horsemen riding side by side. Then he called out, “Babylon has fallen—she has fallen! Every idol of her gods has been smashed to the earth.” |