OET interlinear DEU 28:22

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יַכְּ⁠כָ֣ה

(Some words not found in UHB: he,will_strike_you YHWH with,consumption and,with,fever and,with,inflammation and,with_(the),heat and,with,sword and,with,blight and,with,mildew and,they,will_pursue_you until perish,you )

Moses is speaking as if Yahweh will actually strike or hit the Israelites with these plagues. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [will cause you to suffer]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / litany

בַּ⁠שַּׁחֶ֨פֶת וּ⁠בַ⁠קַּדַּ֜חַת וּ⁠בַ⁠דַּלֶּ֗קֶת וּ⁠בַֽ⁠חַרְחֻר֙ וּ⁠בַ⁠חֶ֔רֶב וּ⁠בַ⁠שִּׁדָּפ֖וֹן וּ⁠בַ⁠יֵּרָק֑וֹן

(Some words not found in UHB: he,will_strike_you YHWH with,consumption and,with,fever and,with,inflammation and,with_(the),heat and,with,sword and,with,blight and,with,mildew and,they,will_pursue_you until perish,you )

Moses uses a repetitive series of clauses, with emaciation and with fever and with inflammation and with fiery heat and with a sword and with scorching winds and with mildew to communicate that what he is saying should be understood as comprehensive and overwhelming. Use a form in your language that someone would use to describe a situation that is comprehensive and overwhelming.

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

בַּ⁠שַּׁחֶ֨פֶת וּ⁠בַ⁠קַּדַּ֜חַת וּ⁠בַ⁠דַּלֶּ֗קֶת & וּ⁠בַ⁠יֵּרָק֑וֹן

(Some words not found in UHB: he,will_strike_you YHWH with,consumption and,with,fever and,with,inflammation and,with_(the),heat and,with,sword and,with,blight and,with,mildew and,they,will_pursue_you until perish,you )

The terms emaciation, fever, inflammation, and mildew refer to various diseases and afflictions. The term emaciation describes a wasting disease that causes the body to become extremely thin. The term fever describes a condition that causes the body temperature to rise. The term inflammation describes a condition that causes parts of the body to become swollen and painful. Here the term mildew is describing a fungal disease that can affect crops. If your readers would not be familiar with these specific conditions, you could use more general terms. Alternate translation: [with wasting diseases and with high fever and with painful swelling … and with crop disease]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ⁠בַ⁠חֶ֔רֶב

and,with,sword

Here Yahweh is speaking as if he would physically strike the people with a sword. He means that he will cause people to die violently in war. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and with violent death in war]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

וּ⁠רְדָפ֖וּ⁠ךָ עַ֥ד אָבְדֶֽ⁠ךָ

and,they,will_pursue_you until perish,you

Here Moses is speaking of all these terrible things as if they were living things that could pursue people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [These will continue to affect you until you perish]