OET interlinear DEU 14:21

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

נְ֠בֵלָה

carcass

Here, dying of itself is a common expression that means “died of natural causes.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have this meaning or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [died of natural causes]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / youcrowd

בִּ⁠שְׁעָרֶ֜י⁠ךָ & תִּתְּנֶ֣נָּ⁠ה & אַתָּ֔ה & אֱלֹהֶ֑י⁠ךָ לֹֽא־תְבַשֵּׁ֥ל

in/on/at/with,towns_of,your & (Some words not found in UHB: not you(pl)_must_eat all carcass to_the,alien which/who in/on/at/with,towns_of,your give,it and,eat,it or sell to,foreigner that/for/because/then/when people holy you(ms) to/for=YHWH God_of,your not boil young_goat in/on/at/with,milk_of his/its=mother )

Even though Moses is speaking to a group of people, you, your, and the command forms that are noted here are singular. If the singular forms of these pronouns would not be natural in your language, you could use the plural forms in your translation.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בִּ⁠שְׁעָרֶ֜י⁠ךָ

in/on/at/with,towns_of,your

Here, gates represents the entire community who lives inside the gates. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [is within your community]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

מָכֹר֙

sell

Moses is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from earlier in the sentence if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [sell it]

Note 5 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

כִּ֣י

that/for/because/then/when

The word translated as For indicates that what follows is a reason for what came before. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that what follows is a reason for what came before. Alternate translation: [This is because]