| 17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Isaiah 34:17:1 ⧉וְהֽוּא־הִפִּ֤ילvehuhipiland he has caused to fall Isaiah 34:17:2 ⧉לָהֶן֙lahenfor them Isaiah 34:17:3 ⧉גּוֹרָ֔לgorallot Isaiah 34:17:4 ⧉וְיָד֛וֹveyadoand his hand Isaiah 34:17:5 ⧉חִלְּקַ֥תָּהkhillektahas divided Isaiah 34:17:6 ⧉לָהֶ֖םlahemto them Isaiah 34:17:7 ⧉בַּקָּ֑וbakkavby the line Isaiah 34:17:8 ⧉עַד־עוֹלָם֙adolamunto forever Isaiah 34:17:9 ⧉יִֽירָשׁ֔וּהָyirashuhathey shall possess it Isaiah 34:17:10 ⧉לְד֥וֹרledorto generation Isaiah 34:17:11 ⧉וָד֖וֹרvadorand generation Isaiah 34:17:12 ⧉יִשְׁכְּנוּ־בָֽהּ׃סyishkenuvathey shall dwell in it |
| 17. Formal Translation And He {Yahweh, Sovereign Disposer} cast the lot for them, and His hand divided it for them by the measuring line; they shall possess it forever, to generation and generation they shall dwell in it. |
| 17. Dynamic Translation He {Yahweh, Decisive Ruler} assigned their portion by lot and measured it out by the line; they will own it always, dwelling there from one generation to the next. |