| 4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 15:4:1 ⧉וַיֵּ֣לֶךְvayelekhand he went Judges 15:4:2 ⧉שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshimshonSamson Judges 15:4:3 ⧉וַיִּלְכֹּ֖דvayilkodand he caught Judges 15:4:4 ⧉שְׁלֹשׁ־מֵא֣וֹתsheloshmeotthree-hundreds Judges 15:4:5 ⧉שׁוּעָלִ֑יםshualimfoxes Judges 15:4:6 ⧉וַיִּקַּ֣חvayikkakhand he took Judges 15:4:7 ⧉לַפִּדִ֗יםlapidimtorches Judges 15:4:8 ⧉וַיֶּ֤פֶןvayefenand he turned Judges 15:4:9 ⧉זָנָב֙zanava tail Judges 15:4:10 ⧉אֶל־זָנָ֔בelzanavto a tail Judges 15:4:11 ⧉וַיָּ֨שֶׂםvayasemand he put Judges 15:4:12 ⧉לַפִּ֥ידlapida torch Judges 15:4:13 ⧉אֶחָ֛דekhadone Judges 15:4:14 ⧉בֵּין־שְׁנֵ֥יbenshenebetween two Judges 15:4:15 ⧉הַזְּנָב֖וֹתhazenavotthe tails Judges 15:4:16 ⧉בַּתָּֽוֶךְ׃batavekhin the midst |
| 4. Formal Translation Samson went out, captured three hundred foxes, and took torches. He tied them tail to tail and set one torch between the two tails, in the middle. |
| 4. Dynamic Translation Samson went out, caught three hundred foxes, and collected torches. He fastened the animals in pairs by their tails, placing a torch between each pair right at the center. |