OET interlinear DEU 1:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

שָׁמֹ֤עַ בֵּין אֲחֵי⁠כֶם֙

hear between countrymen_of,your(pl)

Here, Listen means to listen to the evidence in a legal case. The judge is in between each party involved in the case and will listen to each party. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [Pay attention to the evidence from both sides of the legal case]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֲחֵי⁠כֶם֙ & אָחִ֖י⁠ו

countrymen_of,your(pl) & his/its=woman

Here, Moses is using the terms brothers and brother to describe people who are descended from the same ancestor. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [your fellow Israelites … his fellow Israelite]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

בֵּֽין־אִ֥ישׁ וּ⁠בֵין־אָחִ֖י⁠ו וּ⁠בֵ֥ין גֵּרֽ⁠וֹ

between (a)_man and=between his/its=woman and=between sojourner_of,his

Here, Moses repeats between to describe different types of relationships that could require judgment among the Israelites. The first relationship involves two Israelites. The second relationship involves an Israelite and a non-Israelite. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a form that describes relationships between individuals. Alternate translation: [between a man and his brother, and also between a man and the foreigner with him]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

אִ֥ישׁ

(a)_man

The word man represents any Israelite in general, not one particular Israelite. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a more natural expression. Alternate translation: [any Israelite]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

גֵּרֽ⁠וֹ

sojourner_of,his

The word foreigner represents foreigners living among the Israelites in general, not one particular foreigner. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a more natural expression. Alternate translation: [foreigners]