OET interlinear DEU 19:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

דְּבַ֣ר

message/matter_of

Here, matter represents rules and instructions for specific situations. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [is what you must do concerning]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יַכֶּ֤ה

killed

Here, strike means “kill.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [murders]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֶת־רֵעֵ֨⁠הוּ֙

DOM his/its=neighbour

Here, neighbor means “fellow Israelite.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [his fellow Israelite]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בִּ⁠בְלִי־דַ֔עַת

in/on/at/with,no_of knowledge

Here, without knowledge means “unintentionally.” Moses is speaking of knowledge as if it were the same thing as intention. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [unintentionally]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠ה֛וּא לֹא־שֹׂנֵ֥א ל֖⁠וֹ מִ⁠תְּמֹ֥ל שִׁלְשֹֽׁם

and=he not hating to=him/it on,yesterday previously

The implication is that the killer had no reason to kill and did not plan the murder. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [and he did not hate him previously and did not plan to kill him]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

מִ⁠תְּמֹ֥ל שִׁלְשֹֽׁם

on,yesterday previously

The expression from previous times 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: [previously]