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Deu C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C15 C16 C17 C18 C19 C20 C21 C22 C23 C24 C25 C26 C27 C28 C29 C30 C31 C32 C33 C34
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OET-LV (DEU 13:16) [fn] Certainly_(strike) you_will_strike_down DOM the_inhabitants_of the_city the[fn] to_the_mouth_of the_sword totally_destroy DOM_her/it and_DOM all_of who are_in_it and_DOM livestock_of_its to_the_mouth_of the_sword.
OET (OET-RV) then all the people in that place must be executed by the sword, along with all their livestock.
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-hypothetical
הַכֵּ֣ה
(Some words not found in UHB: to_kill you_must_kill DOM inhabitants_of the=city the, to_[the],mouth_of sword utterly_destroying DOM=her/it and=DOM all/each/any/every which/who [are]_in,it and=DOM livestock_of,its to_[the],mouth_of sword )
The instruction starts here for what to do if the condition expressed in verses 12–14 happen. Use a connector that makes it clear that this is what to do if a condition happens. Alternate translation: [then striking]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / reduplication
הַכֵּ֣ה תַכֶּ֗ה
(Some words not found in UHB: to_kill you_must_kill DOM inhabitants_of the=city the, to_[the],mouth_of sword utterly_destroying DOM=her/it and=DOM all/each/any/every which/who [are]_in,it and=DOM livestock_of,its to_[the],mouth_of sword )
Moses is repeating forms of the verb strike in order to intensify his expression of the idea that it conveys. If your language can repeat words for intensification, it would be appropriate to do that here in your translation. If not, your language may have another way of expressing the intensification. Alternate translation: [you shall certainly strike] or [you shall surely strike]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
הַכֵּ֣ה תַכֶּ֗ה אֶת־יֹֽשְׁבֵ֛י הָעִ֥יר ההוא
(Some words not found in UHB: to_kill you_must_kill DOM inhabitants_of the=city the, to_[the],mouth_of sword utterly_destroying DOM=her/it and=DOM all/each/any/every which/who [are]_in,it and=DOM livestock_of,its to_[the],mouth_of sword )
Here, striking represents killing. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [you shall certainly kill the dwellers of that city]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
לְפִי־חָ֑רֶב & לְפִי־חָֽרֶב
to_[the],mouth_of sword & to_[the],mouth_of sword
Here Moses is using the expression to the mouth of the swords in connection with the term devoting. These were common expressions of his culture that could refer to destroying something completely. See how you translated the related phrase “devoted” in 2:34. If these phrases do not have that meaning in your language, you could use a comparable expression from your language that do have that meaning or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [by destroying it completely … by destroying them completely]
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
הַחֲרֵ֨ם אֹתָ֧הּ וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֛הּ וְאֶת־בְּהֶמְתָּ֖הּ לְפִי־חָֽרֶב
utterly_destroying DOM=her/it and=DOM (Some words not found in UHB: to_kill you_must_kill DOM inhabitants_of the=city the, to_[the],mouth_of sword utterly_destroying DOM=her/it and=DOM all/each/any/every which/who [are]_in,it and=DOM livestock_of,its to_[the],mouth_of sword )
The implication is that the Israelites were supposed kill everyone in this type of city so that no person or livestock were left living there. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [completely destroying it and all who are in it and its livestock so that there is nothing living there]
Note 6 topic: writing-pronouns
אֹתָ֧הּ & בָּ֛הּ & בְּהֶמְתָּ֖הּ
DOM=her/it & (Some words not found in UHB: to_kill you_must_kill DOM inhabitants_of the=city the, to_[the],mouth_of sword utterly_destroying DOM=her/it and=DOM all/each/any/every which/who [are]_in,it and=DOM livestock_of,its to_[the],mouth_of sword )
The pronouns it and its refers to the “city.” If this is not clear for your readers, you could repeat the word. Alternate translation: [that city … are in that city … that city’s livestock]
OET-LV (DEU 13:16) [fn] Certainly_(strike) you_will_strike_down DOM the_inhabitants_of the_city the[fn] to_the_mouth_of the_sword totally_destroy DOM_her/it and_DOM all_of who are_in_it and_DOM livestock_of_its to_the_mouth_of the_sword.
OET (OET-RV) then all the people in that place must be executed by the sword, along with all their livestock.
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.