24:8 God brought them out of Egypt.
They have, as it were, the strength of a young bull;
they will devour hostile people 1
and will break their bones
and will pierce them through with arrows.
24:9 They crouch and lie down like a lion,
and as a lioness, 2 who can stir him?
Blessed is the one who blesses you,
and cursed is the one who curses you!’”
1 tn Heb “they will devour nations,” their adversaries.
2 tn On the usage of this word see HALOT 517 s.v. לָבִיא.