| 7. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Isaiah 37:7:1 ⧉הִנְנִ֨יhinnebehold me or here I am Isaiah 37:7:2 ⧉נוֹתֵ֥ןnotengiving or placing Isaiah 37:7:3 ⧉בּוֹ֙boin him Isaiah 37:7:4 ⧉ר֔וּחַruakha spirit or wind Isaiah 37:7:5 ⧉וְשָׁמַ֥עveshamaand he will hear Isaiah 37:7:6 ⧉שְׁמוּעָ֖הshemuaa report or a rumor Isaiah 37:7:7 ⧉וְשָׁ֣בveshavand he will return Isaiah 37:7:8 ⧉אֶל־אַרְצ֑וֹelartsoto his land Isaiah 37:7:9 ⧉וְהִפַּלְתִּ֥יוvehippaltivand I will cause him to fall Isaiah 37:7:10 ⧉בַּחֶ֖רֶבbakherevby the sword Isaiah 37:7:11 ⧉בְּאַרְצֽוֹ׃beartsoin his land |
| 7. Formal Translation Behold, I {Yahweh, Sovereign Judge} am about to place a spirit within him, and he will hear a report, and he will return to his land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land. |
| 7. Dynamic Translation Listen! I {Yahweh, Strategic Orchestrator} am going to place a spirit within him, and he will hear a rumor that makes him return to his own country; then I will have him die by the sword in his own land. |