OET interlinear DEU 1:15

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

רָאשֵׁ֣י & רָאשִׁ֖ים

leaders_of & heads

See how you translated heads in [1:13](../01/13.md).

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וִֽ⁠ידֻעִ֔ים

and,respected

See how you translated well-known in [1:13](../01/13.md).

Note 3 topic: translate-numbers

אֲלָפִ֜ים & מֵא֗וֹת & חֲמִשִּׁים֙ & עֲשָׂרֹ֔ת

thousands & hundreds & fifties & tens

Alternate translation: [groups of 1,000 … groups of 100 … groups of 50 … groups of 10]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

שָׂרֵ֨י אֲלָפִ֜ים וְ⁠שָׂרֵ֣י מֵא֗וֹת וְ⁠שָׂרֵ֤י חֲמִשִּׁים֙ וְ⁠שָׂרֵ֣י עֲשָׂרֹ֔ת

commanders_of thousands and,commanders_of hundreds and,commanders_of fifties and,commanders_of tens

The implication is that the leaders are in charge of groups of fighting men. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [leaders of thousands of fighting men and leaders of hundreds of fighting men and leaders of fifties of fighting men and leaders of tens of fighting men]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לְ⁠שִׁבְטֵי⁠כֶֽם

for,tribes_of,your(pl)

The implication is that Moses appointed leaders for each of the tribes of Israel. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [from each of your tribes]