12. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Psalms 7:12:1 ⧉אִם־לֹ֣אimloif not Psalms 7:12:2 ⧉יָשׁ֣וּבyashuvhe turns back Psalms 7:12:3 ⧉חֶרְבּ֣וֹkherbohis sword Psalms 7:12:4 ⧉יִלְטוֹשׁ֑yiltoshhe will sharpen Psalms 7:12:5 ⧉קַשְׁתּ֥וֹkashtohis bow Psalms 7:12:6 ⧉דָּ֝רַ֗ךְdarakhhe has bent Psalms 7:12:7 ⧉וַיְכוֹנְנֶֽהָ׃vayekhonenehhaand made it ready |
12. Formal Translation If the wrongdoer does not turn back, He {Elohim, Righteous Judge} will hone His sword; He will bend His bow and make it ready. |
12. Dynamic Translation If someone refuses to repent, He {Elohim, Patient Avenger} sharpens His sword; He bends His bow and prepares it. |