| 5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 15:5:1 ⧉וַיַּבְעֶר־אֵשׁ֙vayavereshand he kindled fire Judges 15:5:2 ⧉בַּלַּפִּידִ֔יםbalapidimwith the torches Judges 15:5:3 ⧉וַיְשַׁלַּ֖חvayeshalakhand he sent Judges 15:5:4 ⧉בְּקָמ֣וֹתbekamotinto the standing grain of Judges 15:5:5 ⧉פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpelishtimthe Philistines Judges 15:5:6 ⧉וַיַּבְעֵ֛רvayaverand he burned Judges 15:5:7 ⧉מִגָּדִ֥ישׁmigadishfrom the stacked grain Judges 15:5:8 ⧉וְעַד־קָמָ֖הveadkamaand up to standing grain Judges 15:5:9 ⧉וְעַד־כֶּ֥רֶםveadkeremand up to a vineyard Judges 15:5:10 ⧉זָֽיִת׃zayitof olive |
| 5. Formal Translation He lit the torches, then sent them into the Philistines’ standing grain, and he burned both the shocks and the standing grain, as well as the vineyards and olive groves. |
| 5. Dynamic Translation After he set the torches ablaze, he sent them into the Philistines’ grain fields. The fire consumed the grain stacks and swept through the standing crops, even reaching their vineyards and olive groves. |