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OET (OET-LV) [fn] not an_ˊAmmōnī he_will_go and_a_Mōʼāⱱite in_the_assembly_of YHWH also a_generation tenth not it_will_go to/for_them in_the_assembly_of YHWH until perpetuity.
23:4 Note: KJB: Deut.23.3
OET (OET-RV) since they wouldn’t even sell you bread and water when the people were travelling from Egypt to Canaan. What’s more, they hired Beor’s son Bil’am (Balaam) (from Petor in Aram-Naharayim) to curse you
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
עַל־דְּבַ֞ר אֲשֶׁ֨ר
(Some words not found in UHB: not enter ˊAmmōnī and,a_Moabite in,the_assembly_of YHWH also/yet generation tenth not enter to/for=them in,the_assembly_of YHWH until ever )
The phrase on account of the matter that introduces the reasons for God’s command that the Ammonites and Moabites could not enter the assembly of Yahweh. If it would be clearer in your language, you could use a connecting word or phrase that shows that the information that follows gives the reasons for the prohibition that came before. Alternate translation: [because]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular
אֶתְכֶם֙ & בְּצֵאתְכֶ֣ם
(Some words not found in UHB: not enter ˊAmmōnī and,a_Moabite in,the_assembly_of YHWH also/yet generation tenth not enter to/for=them in,the_assembly_of YHWH until ever )
The word you is plural here, so use the plural form in your translation if your language marks that distinction.
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
בַּלֶּ֣חֶם וּבַמַּ֔יִם
(Some words not found in UHB: not enter ˊAmmōnī and,a_Moabite in,the_assembly_of YHWH also/yet generation tenth not enter to/for=them in,the_assembly_of YHWH until ever )
Here, bread and water represent food and drink in general. Moses uses these basic items to refer to all the provisions that travelers would need. If it would be clearer in your language, you could express this meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [with provisions] or [with the food and drink you needed]
Note 4 topic: translate-names
אֶת־בִּלְעָ֣ם & בְּע֗וֹר
(Some words not found in UHB: not enter ˊAmmōnī and,a_Moabite in,the_assembly_of YHWH also/yet generation tenth not enter to/for=them in,the_assembly_of YHWH until ever )
The words Balaam and Beor are the names of men. Balaam was a prophet, and Beor was his father.
Note 5 topic: translate-names
אֲרַ֥ם נַהֲרַ֖יִם
(Some words not found in UHB: not enter ˊAmmōnī and,a_Moabite in,the_assembly_of YHWH also/yet generation tenth not enter to/for=them in,the_assembly_of YHWH until ever )
The name Aram Naharaim means “Aram of the two rivers” (Euphrates and Tigris) and is in the region later called “Mesopotamia.”
Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal
לְקַֽלְלֶֽךָּ
(Some words not found in UHB: not enter ˊAmmōnī and,a_Moabite in,the_assembly_of YHWH also/yet generation tenth not enter to/for=them in,the_assembly_of YHWH until ever )
Here, to curse you marks this phrase as the goal or purpose of the Ammonites and Moabites hiring Balaam. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that this is the purpose. Alternate translation: [in order to curse you] or [with the intention of cursing you]
OET (OET-LV) [fn] not an_ˊAmmōnī he_will_go and_a_Mōʼāⱱite in_the_assembly_of YHWH also a_generation tenth not it_will_go to/for_them in_the_assembly_of YHWH until perpetuity.
23:4 Note: KJB: Deut.23.3
OET (OET-RV) since they wouldn’t even sell you bread and water when the people were travelling from Egypt to Canaan. What’s more, they hired Beor’s son Bil’am (Balaam) (from Petor in Aram-Naharayim) to curse 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.