| 19. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 14:19:1 ⧉וַתִּצְלַ֨חvatitslakhand rushed Judges 14:19:2 ⧉עָלָ֜יוalavupon him Judges 14:19:3 ⧉ר֣וּחַruakhspirit Judges 14:19:4 ⧉יְהוָ֗הyahwehLORD Judges 14:19:5 ⧉וַיֵּ֨רֶדvayeredand he went down Judges 14:19:6 ⧉אַשְׁקְל֜וֹןashkelonto Ashkelon Judges 14:19:7 ⧉וַיַּ֥ךְvayakhand he struck Judges 14:19:8 ⧉מֵהֶ֣םmehemfrom them Judges 14:19:9 ⧉שְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםsheloshimthirty Judges 14:19:10 ⧉אִ֗ישׁishman Judges 14:19:11 ⧉וַיִּקַּח֙vayikkakhand he took Judges 14:19:12 ⧉אֶת־חֲלִ֣יצוֹתָ֔םetkhalitsotamthe garments of them Judges 14:19:13 ⧉וַיִּתֵּן֙vayittenand he gave Judges 14:19:14 ⧉הַחֲלִיפ֔וֹתhakhalifotthe changes of garments Judges 14:19:15 ⧉לְמַגִּידֵ֖יlemagideto the tellers of Judges 14:19:16 ⧉הַחִידָ֑הhakhidathe riddle Judges 14:19:17 ⧉וַיִּ֣חַרvayikharand he burned with anger Judges 14:19:18 ⧉אַפּ֔וֹapohis nose or his anger Judges 14:19:19 ⧉וַיַּ֖עַלvayaaland he went up Judges 14:19:20 ⧉בֵּ֥יתbethouse of Judges 14:19:21 ⧉אָבִֽיהוּ׃פavihuhis father |
| 19. Formal Translation Then the Spirit of the LORD {Yahweh, Empowering Agent} came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon and struck down thirty men from among them. He took their spoil and their garments, and he gave the changes of clothing to those who explained the riddle. Then his anger burned, and he went up to his father’s house. |
| 19. Dynamic Translation The Spirit of the LORD {Yahweh, Life-Giving Power} rushed upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, struck down thirty men, and took their plunder along with their clothing. He gave the garments to those who solved the riddle. Then, in his anger, he returned to his father’s home. |