OET interlinear 2 CHR 29:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) what was evil in the sight of Yahweh our God

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when unfaithful fathers_of,our and,they_did the,evil in/on=both_eyes_of YHWH God_of,our and,they,forsook_him and,they_turned faces_of,their away,from_the_tabernacle_of YHWH and,they_gave backs )

The word “sight” here represents judgment. Yahweh saw and did not approve of their ancestors’ actions. Alternate translation: [what Yahweh our God judged to be evil] or [what Yahweh our God considered to be evil]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

(Occurrence 0) turned away their faces from the place where Yahweh lives, and turned their backs on it

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when unfaithful fathers_of,our and,they_did the,evil in/on=both_eyes_of YHWH God_of,our and,they,forsook_him and,they_turned faces_of,their away,from_the_tabernacle_of YHWH and,they_gave backs )

These two phrases share similar meanings. The words “faces” and “backs” represent the people who turned so that their faces were away from the temple and their backs were towards it. Alternate translation: [turned away from the place where Yahweh lives] (See also: figs-synecdoche)

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) turned away their faces from the place where Yahweh lives, and turned their backs on it

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when unfaithful fathers_of,our and,they_did the,evil in/on=both_eyes_of YHWH God_of,our and,they,forsook_him and,they_turned faces_of,their away,from_the_tabernacle_of YHWH and,they_gave backs )

Rejecting Yahweh and no longer worshiping him is spoken of as if the people had turned away from the temple. Alternate translation: [abandoned Yahweh’s temple and stopped worshiping him]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

(Occurrence 0) the place where Yahweh lives

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when unfaithful fathers_of,our and,they_did the,evil in/on=both_eyes_of YHWH God_of,our and,they,forsook_him and,they_turned faces_of,their away,from_the_tabernacle_of YHWH and,they_gave backs )

This refers to the temple. Alternate translation: [the temple where Yahweh lives]