OET interlinear DEU 26:5

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠עָנִ֨יתָ וְ⁠אָמַרְתָּ֜

and,you_will_answer (Some words not found in UHB: and,you_will_answer and,you_will_say to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH God_of,your ʼArammiy wandering ancestor_of,my and=he/it_descended to,Egypt and,he_sojourned there (in),men_of a_few and=he/it_was there to=(a)_nation big/great mighty and,numerous )

Moses is instructing the people to respond with the following statement as part of this ceremony, rather than to answer what someone said to them. You could say that explicitly if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [After the priest does that, say]

Note 2 topic: writing-quotations

וְ⁠עָנִ֨יתָ וְ⁠אָמַרְתָּ֜

and,you_will_answer (Some words not found in UHB: and,you_will_answer and,you_will_say to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH God_of,your ʼArammiy wandering ancestor_of,my and=he/it_descended to,Egypt and,he_sojourned there (in),men_of a_few and=he/it_was there to=(a)_nation big/great mighty and,numerous )

The phrase and say introduces a direct quotation. In your translation, use a natural way of introducing direct quotations in your language. It may not be necessary to represent both verbs explicitly. Alternate translation: [And you shall say]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לִ⁠פְנֵ֣י ׀ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗י⁠ךָ

to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH God_of,your

Here, to the face of represents being in front of or in the presence of Yahweh. See the Introduction to Deuteronomy for a discussion of this phrase. See how you translated it in [1:45](../01/45.md). Alternate translation: [in the presence of Yahweh your God] or [before Yahweh your God]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אֲרַמִּי֙ אֹבֵ֣ד אָבִ֔⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: and,you_will_answer and,you_will_say to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH God_of,your ʼArammiy wandering ancestor_of,my and=he/it_descended to,Egypt and,he_sojourned there (in),men_of a_few and=he/it_was there to=(a)_nation big/great mighty and,numerous )

The speaker assumes that readers will know that he is referring to his ancestor, Jacob, who lived for many years in Aram Naharaim before settling in Egypt. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [My ancestor was Jacob, who lived as a foreigner in Aram] or [My ancestor was Jacob, who wandered in the land of Aram]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

וַ⁠יֵּ֣רֶד

(Some words not found in UHB: and,you_will_answer and,you_will_say to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH God_of,your ʼArammiy wandering ancestor_of,my and=he/it_descended to,Egypt and,he_sojourned there (in),men_of a_few and=he/it_was there to=(a)_nation big/great mighty and,numerous )

In keeping with what is usual for his language and culture, the speaker is marking travel for change in elevation. If this expression contains extra information that would not be natural to express in your language, you could shorten it. Alternate translation: [And he went]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וַֽ⁠יְהִי־שָׁ֕ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and,you_will_answer and,you_will_say to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH God_of,your ʼArammiy wandering ancestor_of,my and=he/it_descended to,Egypt and,he_sojourned there (in),men_of a_few and=he/it_was there to=(a)_nation big/great mighty and,numerous )

Here, he represents Jacob’s descendants. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [and there Jacob’s descendants became] or [and there the Israelites became]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

גָּד֖וֹל עָצ֥וּם

(Some words not found in UHB: and,you_will_answer and,you_will_say to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH God_of,your ʼArammiy wandering ancestor_of,my and=he/it_descended to,Egypt and,he_sojourned there (in),men_of a_few and=he/it_was there to=(a)_nation big/great mighty and,numerous )

The terms great and mighty mean similar things. Moses is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [a very powerful]