| 38. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 20:38:1 ⧉וְהַמּוֹעֵ֗דvehamoedand the appointed signal Judges 20:38:2 ⧉הָיָ֛הhayawas Judges 20:38:3 ⧉לְאִ֥ישׁleishfor a man of Judges 20:38:4 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyisraelIsrael Judges 20:38:5 ⧉עִם־הָאֹרֵ֑בimhaorevwith the ambush Judges 20:38:6 ⧉הֶ֕רֶבherevto multiply or to make great Judges 20:38:7 ⧉לְהַעֲלוֹתָ֛םlehaalotamtheir causing to go up Judges 20:38:8 ⧉מַשְׂאַ֥תmaseata rising up or a lifting up Judges 20:38:9 ⧉הֶעָשָׁ֖ןheashanof the smoke Judges 20:38:10 ⧉מִן־הָעִֽיר׃minhairfrom the city |
| 38. Formal Translation Now the signal between the men of Israel and those lying in ambush was this: they were to raise a great cloud of smoke from the city. |
| 38. Dynamic Translation The agreed signal between the Israelites and the ambush was to send up a vast cloud of smoke from the city. |