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OET (OET-LV) you_pierced with_his_own_of_arrows the_head_of his_warriors_of_his[fn] they_storm to_scatter_me exultation_of_their was_like to_devour the_afflicted in_place.
3:14 OSHB variant note: פרז/ו: (x-qere) ’פְּרָזָ֔י/ו’: lemma_6518 n_1.1 morph_HNcmpc/Sp3ms id_35uf4 פְּרָזָ֔י/ו
OET (OET-RV) You have pierced the head of his warriors with his own arrows,
⇔ since they came like a storm to scatter us—
⇔ their gloating was like someone who destroys weak people in secret.
Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns
בְמַטָּיו֙
(Some words not found in UHB: pierced with,his_own_of,arrows head his_warriors_of,his came_like_a_whirlwind to,scatter,me exultation_of,their as_if to,devour poor in,place )
The pronoun his refers to the enemy leader. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [with the enemy’s own staffs]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
רֹ֣אשׁ פְּרָזָ֔יו
head (Some words not found in UHB: pierced with,his_own_of,arrows head his_warriors_of,his came_like_a_whirlwind to,scatter,me exultation_of,their as_if to,devour poor in,place )
Here, head represents the leader of the warriors. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the commander of his warriors]
Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns
יִסְעֲר֖וּ
came_like_a_whirlwind
The pronoun They refers to the enemy warriors. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [The enemy warriors stormed]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
יִסְעֲר֖וּ
came_like_a_whirlwind
Habakkuk is speaking of the enemy warriors’ attack as if they were a violent storm. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [They rushed violently]
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
לַהֲפִיצֵ֑נִי
to,scatter,me
Habakkuk is using himself, one person, to represent all of his people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [to scatter us]
Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal
לַהֲפִיצֵ֑נִי
to,scatter,me
Here, to scatter me marks scattering Habakkuk’s people as the goal or purpose of the enemy warriors storming. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that this is the purpose. Alternate translation: [in order to scatter me]
Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
עֲלִ֣יצֻתָ֔ם כְּמוֹ
exultation_of,their (Some words not found in UHB: pierced with,his_own_of,arrows head his_warriors_of,his came_like_a_whirlwind to,scatter,me exultation_of,their as_if to,devour poor in,place )
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of exultation, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [they exulted as if]
Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / simile
כְּמוֹ־לֶאֱכֹ֥ל עָנִ֖י בַּמִּסְתָּֽר
(Some words not found in UHB: pierced with,his_own_of,arrows head his_warriors_of,his came_like_a_whirlwind to,scatter,me exultation_of,their as_if to,devour poor in,place )
The point of this comparison is that just as a wild animal devours helpless prey in hiding, so the enemy warriors eagerly attacked the helpless. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [was like those enjoy destroying helpless people privately]
Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj
עָנִ֖י
poor
Habakkuk is using the adjective afflicted as a noun to mean a certain kind of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this adjective with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [afflicted people]
OET (OET-LV) you_pierced with_his_own_of_arrows the_head_of his_warriors_of_his[fn] they_storm to_scatter_me exultation_of_their was_like to_devour the_afflicted in_place.
3:14 OSHB variant note: פרז/ו: (x-qere) ’פְּרָזָ֔י/ו’: lemma_6518 n_1.1 morph_HNcmpc/Sp3ms id_35uf4 פְּרָזָ֔י/ו
OET (OET-RV) You have pierced the head of his warriors with his own arrows,
⇔ since they came like a storm to scatter us—
⇔ their gloating was like someone who destroys weak people in secret.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.