OET interlinear DEU 1:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

וַ⁠יְהִי֙

and=he/it_was

Moses is using the word translated And it happened to introduce a new event in the story. Use a word, phrase, or other method in your language that is natural for introducing a new event. Alternate translation: [And it came to pass]

Note 2 topic: translate-ordinal

בְּ⁠אַרְבָּעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה בְּ⁠עַשְׁתֵּֽי־עָשָׂ֥ר חֹ֖דֶשׁ

in/on/at/with,fortieth year in/on/at/with,one_of ten month

If your language would not represent a number in a form such as in the fortieth year or in the eleventh month, you could represent these numbers in a form that your language would use. Alternate translation: [after 40 years, in month 11]

Note 3 topic: translate-hebrewmonths

בְּ⁠עַשְׁתֵּֽי־עָשָׂ֥ר חֹ֖דֶשׁ

in/on/at/with,one_of ten month

The eleventh month of the Hebrew calendar includes January 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 wish instead to give just the number of the day and the name of the Hebrew month in the text of your translation and indicate in a footnote approximately what time of year that is on your calendar.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

בְּנֵ֣י

sons_of

Although the term sons is masculine, the author is using the word in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase that makes this clear. Alternate translation: [the children of]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל

sons_of Yisrael

Here, sons means “descendants.” Moses is identifying the Israelites as descendants of their ancestor Jacob, who was also known as Israel. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the descendants of Israel] or [the people of Israel]