OET interlinear DEU 16:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

שָׁמוֹר֙

(Some words not found in UHB: observe DOM month_of of_(the),Abib and,you_will_observe passover to/for=YHWH God_of,your that/for/because/then/when in,the_month_of of_(the),Abib he,brought_you_out YHWH God_of,your from=Miʦrayim/(Egypt) night )

The implication is that the Israelites must keep “the month of Aviv” by celebrating the Festival of the Passover during that month. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [Celebrate]

Note 2 topic: translate-hebrewmonths

אֶת־חֹ֣דֶשׁ הָ⁠אָבִ֔יב

DOM month_of of_(the),Abib

Aviv is the first month of the Hebrew calendar and includes parts of March and April on western calendars. You could convert the Hebrew day and month into an approximate date on the calendar that your culture uses. However, the Jews used a lunar calendar, so if you use a solar calendar, the date will be different every year and the translation will not be entirely accurate. So you may just want to give the name of the month on the Hebrew calendar, and say approximately what time of year that is on your calendar in a footnote.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠עָשִׂ֣יתָ

(Some words not found in UHB: observe DOM month_of of_(the),Abib and,you_will_observe passover to/for=YHWH God_of,your that/for/because/then/when in,the_month_of of_(the),Abib he,brought_you_out YHWH God_of,your from=Miʦrayim/(Egypt) night )

Here, make means “celebrate” or “observe.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and you shall celebrate]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

לַ⁠יהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֶ֑י⁠ךָ & יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛י⁠ךָ

to/for=YHWH God_of,your & YHWH God_of,your

See how you translated the similar phrase “Yahweh your God” in [1:10](../01/10.md). Alternate translation: [to Yahweh, the God we worship, … Yahweh our God]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

כִּ֞י בְּ⁠חֹ֣דֶשׁ הָֽ⁠אָבִ֗יב הוֹצִ֨יאֲ⁠ךָ֜ יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛י⁠ךָ מִ⁠מִּצְרַ֖יִם לָֽיְלָה

(Some words not found in UHB: observe DOM month_of of_(the),Abib and,you_will_observe passover to/for=YHWH God_of,your that/for/because/then/when in,the_month_of of_(the),Abib he,brought_you_out YHWH God_of,your from=Miʦrayim/(Egypt) night )

You could add a footnote to show that this refers to the events described in [Exodus 12](../../exo/12/01.md).

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / go

הוֹצִ֨יאֲ⁠ךָ֜

he,brought_you_out

In a context such as this, your language might say “took” instead of brought. Alternate translation: [took you out]