OET interlinear DEU 10:22

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בְּ⁠שִׁבְעִ֣ים נֶ֔פֶשׁ יָרְד֥וּ אֲבֹתֶ֖י⁠ךָ מִצְרָ֑יְמָ⁠הּ

in/on/at/with,seventy creature went_down fathers_of,your Egypt,to

This refers to the events of [Genesis 46](Gen/46/01.md), when Jacob and his whole family moved from Canaan to Egypt. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [Your fathers went down from Canaan into Egypt as 70 souls]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֲבֹתֶ֖י⁠ךָ

fathers_of,your

See how you translated the word fathers in [1:8](../01/08.md).

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

נֶ֔פֶשׁ

creature

Here, souls represents human lives. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [people]

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

וְ⁠עַתָּ֗ה

and=now

Moses uses the word now here to indicate a strong contrast between how many Israelites there were when the Israelites first went to Egypt and how many Israelites there are at the time of this speech. In your translation, indicate this strong contrast in a way that is natural in your language.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כְּ⁠כוֹכְבֵ֥י הַ⁠שָּׁמַ֖יִם לָ⁠רֹֽב

as_~_as,stars_of the=heavens to=increase_in_number

Here Moses compares the number of Israelites to the number of the stars of the heavens. He uses this to emphasize that Yahweh had blessed the Israelites so that they had many children and increased in population. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make it clear that Moses is referring to many people and many stars. Alternate translation: [as many as the many stars of heaven]