OET interlinear DEU 14:23

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לִ⁠פְנֵ֣י

to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before

Here, face represents the presence of Yahweh. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [in the presence of]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַר֮ לְ⁠שַׁכֵּ֣ן שְׁמ֣⁠וֹ שָׁם֒

which/who choose to,dwell his/its=name there

The expression that he will choose for his name to dwell there contains extra information that would be unnatural to express in some languages. If this is true of your language, you could shorten the expression. Alternate translation: [where his name will dwell]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

דְּגָֽנְ⁠ךָ֙ תִּֽירֹשְׁ⁠ךָ֣ וְ⁠יִצְהָרֶ֔⁠ךָ וּ⁠בְכֹרֹ֥ת

grain_of,your new_wine_of,your and,oil_of,your and,firstborn_of

In this verse, the words grain, wine, oil, and firstborn are singular in form, but they refers to anything an Israelite might tithe. If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this plainly. Alternate translation: [all your crops of grain, all of your new wine, and all of your oil, and all the firstborn males of]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

תִּֽירֹשְׁ⁠ךָ֣ וְ⁠יִצְהָרֶ֔⁠ךָ

new_wine_of,your and,oil_of,your

The implication is that the Israelites will grow crops of grapes and olives in the land. Since wine is made from grapes and oil is made from olives, you could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [and your grapes for wine and your olive trees for oil]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וּ⁠בְכֹרֹ֥ת

and,firstborn_of

In Exodus 13:2, Yahweh commands the Israelites to dedicate all firstborn males to him. This command would remind the Israelites that Yahweh saved the firstborn sons from the plague in Egypt that killed all other firstborn sons. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [and the firstborn males that you are commanded to sacrifice from]

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

לְמַ֣עַן

so_that

Here, so that marks what follows as the goal or purpose of what came before. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that this is the purpose.

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

כָּל־הַ⁠יָּמִֽים

all/each/any/every the=days

Here, all the days is a common expression that means “forever.” 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: [forever]