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OET (OET-LV) Only a_tree which you_will_know if/because_that is_not a_tree_of food it DOM_him/it you_will_destroy and_you_will_cut_down and_you_will_build siege_work[s] on the_city which it is_making with_you war until falls_it.
OET (OET-RV) However, the trees that aren’t fruit trees can be cut down and make ladders and towers to enable you to go over the walls and capture the city that is resisting you.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet
אֹת֥וֹ תַשְׁחִ֖ית וְכָרָ֑תָּ
DOM=him/it (Some words not found in UHB: only tree/message which/who know that/for/because/then/when not tree/message fruit he/it DOM=him/it destroy and,you_will_cut_down and,you_will_build siege_works on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=city which/who who/which makes with,you war until falls,it )
The terms destroy it and cut down mean similar things. Moses is using the two terms together for emphasis to make clear that the Israelites may completely remove non-food trees. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [completely cut it down] or [chop it down for your use]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
הָעִיר֙ אֲשֶׁר־הִ֨וא עֹשָׂ֧ה עִמְּךָ֛ מִלְחָמָ֖ה
the=city (Some words not found in UHB: only tree/message which/who know that/for/because/then/when not tree/message fruit he/it DOM=him/it destroy and,you_will_cut_down and,you_will_build siege_works on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=city which/who who/which makes with,you war until falls,it )
Here, the city and it represent the people who are actually fighting. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [the city where people are fighting against you] or [the city whose inhabitants are at war with you]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
עַ֥ד רִדְתָּֽהּ
until (Some words not found in UHB: only tree/message which/who know that/for/because/then/when not tree/message fruit he/it DOM=him/it destroy and,you_will_cut_down and,you_will_build siege_works on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=city which/who who/which makes with,you war until falls,it )
Moses is using the term falls to mean “surrenders” or “is captured.” The city is described as falling when its defenses are overcome. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [until you capture the city] or [until the city surrenders to you]
OET (OET-LV) Only a_tree which you_will_know if/because_that is_not a_tree_of food it DOM_him/it you_will_destroy and_you_will_cut_down and_you_will_build siege_work[s] on the_city which it is_making with_you war until falls_it.
OET (OET-RV) However, the trees that aren’t fruit trees can be cut down and make ladders and towers to enable you to go over the walls and capture the city that is resisting you.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.