4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Nahum 2:4:1 ⧉בַּֽח֣וּצוֹת֙bakhutsotin the streets Nahum 2:4:2 ⧉יִתְהֽוֹלְל֔וּyitheloluthey behave madly or they rage Nahum 2:4:3 ⧉הָרֶ֖כֶבharekhevthe chariotry or the chariots Nahum 2:4:4 ⧉יִשְׁתַּקְשְׁק֖וּןyishtakshekunthey rattle or they clatter Nahum 2:4:5 ⧉בָּֽרְחֹבֹ֑תbarekhovotin the squares or in the broad places Nahum 2:4:6 ⧉מַרְאֵיהֶן֙mareehentheir appearance Nahum 2:4:7 ⧉כַּלַּפִּידִ֔יםkallapidimlike the torches Nahum 2:4:8 ⧉כַּבְּרָקִ֖יםkabberakimlike the lightnings Nahum 2:4:9 ⧉יְרוֹצֵֽצוּ׃yerotsetsuthey dart about or they run to and fro |
4. Formal Translation In the streets the chariots rush wildly; they jostle one another in the open squares. Their appearance is like torches, and they dart like lightning. |
4. Dynamic Translation The chariots race madly through the streets; they collide with each other in the city squares. They look like blazing torches and flash back and forth like lightning. |