OET interlinear DEU 25:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-ordinal

הַ⁠בְּכוֹר֙

(Some words not found in UHB: and=it_was the,firstborn which/who bears carry on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in name_of his/its=brother (the),dead and=not blotted_out his/its=name from,Israel )

If your language would not represent this number in a form such as the firstborn, you could represent this number in a form that your language would use. Alternate translation: [the son born before others]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

יָק֕וּם עַל־שֵׁ֥ם אָחִ֖י⁠ו הַ⁠מֵּ֑ת

carry on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in (Some words not found in UHB: and=it_was the,firstborn which/who bears carry on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in name_of his/its=brother (the),dead and=not blotted_out his/its=name from,Israel )

The phrase will rise up upon the name of his brother who died is a common expression of this culture to mean “will carry on the family line of his deceased brother.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [will be considered the son of his dead uncle] or [will legally represent his dead uncle’s family line]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠לֹֽא־יִמָּחֶ֥ה שְׁמ֖⁠וֹ מִ⁠יִּשְׂרָאֵֽל

and=not (Some words not found in UHB: and=it_was the,firstborn which/who bears carry on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in name_of his/its=brother (the),dead and=not blotted_out his/its=name from,Israel )

Here Moses is speaking of a man’s name as if it were an inscription that could be wiped out. He means that people would no longer remember that man as part of Israel. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and his name will not disappear from Israel] or [and his name will not be forgotten in Israel]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וְ⁠לֹֽא־יִמָּחֶ֥ה שְׁמ֖⁠וֹ

and=not (Some words not found in UHB: and=it_was the,firstborn which/who bears carry on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in name_of his/its=brother (the),dead and=not blotted_out his/its=name from,Israel )

The expression will not be wiped out contains a passive verbal form. If your language would not use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who does the action, the context indicates that it is God. Alternate translation: [God will not let his name disappear]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

שְׁמ֖⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=it_was the,firstborn which/who bears carry on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in name_of his/its=brother (the),dead and=not blotted_out his/its=name from,Israel )

Here, name represents the person’s family line continued through his descendants. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [his memory] or [his line of descendants]