8. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Nahum 3:8:1 ⧉הֲתֵֽיטְבִי֙hateiteviare you better Nahum 3:8:2 ⧉מִנֹּ֣אminnothan No Nahum 3:8:3 ⧉אָמ֔וֹןamonAmon Nahum 3:8:4 ⧉הַיֹּֽשְׁבָה֙hayoshevathe one sitting or dwelling Nahum 3:8:5 ⧉בַּיְאֹרִ֔יםbayeorimby the Nile rivers or canals Nahum 3:8:6 ⧉מַ֖יִםmayimwater Nahum 3:8:7 ⧉סָבִ֣יבsavivaround Nahum 3:8:8 ⧉לָ֑הּlato her Nahum 3:8:9 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־חֵ֣ילasherkheilwhich her rampart or bulwark Nahum 3:8:10 ⧉יָ֔םyamwas sea Nahum 3:8:11 ⧉מִיָּ֖םmiyamfrom sea Nahum 3:8:12 ⧉חוֹמָתָֽהּ׃khomataher wall |
8. Formal Translation Are you better than No-Amon, who dwelt among the rivers, with waters encircling her, whose stronghold was the sea and whose wall was from the sea? |
8. Dynamic Translation Do you imagine you are safer than Amon, the city set among the rivers, its waters all around, whose stronghold is the sea and whose wall is drawn from the sea? |