OET interlinear DEU 18:7

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠שֵׁ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֑י⁠ו

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_will_serve in/on=name_of YHWH his/its=god like,all_of relatives_of,his the,Levites [who],stand there to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH )

Here, name represents all of Yahweh: his power, presence, knowledge, and so on. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Yahweh his God]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֶחָי⁠ו֙

relatives_of,his

Moses is speaking as if the Levites were actually all brothers. Here, he is using the term to mean their fellow tribesmen. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [his fellow tribesmen]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

שָׁ֖ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_will_serve in/on=name_of YHWH his/its=god like,all_of relatives_of,his the,Levites [who],stand there to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH )

Here, there refers to the place of worship that Yahweh will choose. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [at the place of worship]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לִ⁠פְנֵ֥י

to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before

Here, to the face of represents being in front of or in the presence of Yahweh. See the Introduction to Deuteronomy for a discussion of this phrase. See how you translated it in [1:45](../01/45.md). Alternate translation: [in the presence of] or [before]