| 8. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 15:8:1 ⧉וַיַּ֨ךְvayakhand he struck Judges 15:8:2 ⧉אוֹתָ֥םotamthem Judges 15:8:3 ⧉שׁ֛וֹקshokleg Judges 15:8:4 ⧉עַל־יָרֵ֖ךְalyarekhupon thigh Judges 15:8:5 ⧉מַכָּ֣הmakaa blow Judges 15:8:6 ⧉גְדוֹלָ֑הgedolagreat Judges 15:8:7 ⧉וַיֵּ֣רֶדvayeredand he went down Judges 15:8:8 ⧉וַיֵּ֔שֶׁבvayeshevand he sat Judges 15:8:9 ⧉בִּסְעִ֖יףbisseifin the cleft Judges 15:8:10 ⧉סֶ֥לַעselaof rock Judges 15:8:11 ⧉עֵיטָֽם׃סetamEtam |
| 8. Formal Translation He struck them down, thigh upon hip, with a great blow. Then he went down and stayed in the cleft of the rock of Etam. |
| 8. Dynamic Translation He attacked them with crushing force, battering them from hip to thigh. Then he descended and took shelter in the cleft of the rock at Etam. |