OET interlinear DEU 2:25

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / youcrowd

פַּחְדְּ⁠ךָ֙ וְ⁠יִרְאָ֣תְ⁠ךָ֔ & שִׁמְעֲ⁠ךָ֔

dread_of,you and,fear_of,you & report_of,you

Although Yahweh is speaking about all of the Israelites, Yahweh uses the singular pronouns you and your. This is because Yahweh is speaking directly to Moses who acts as a representative for the Israelites. If this is not clear for your readers, you could use plural forms of the pronoun. Alternate translation: [the fear of the Israelites and the terror of the Israelites … a report of the Israelites]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

תֵּ֤ת פַּחְדְּ⁠ךָ֙ וְ⁠יִרְאָ֣תְ⁠ךָ֔ עַל־פְּנֵי֙ הָֽ⁠עַמִּ֔ים תַּ֖חַת כָּל־הַ⁠שָּׁמָ֑יִם

to_give dread_of,you and,fear_of,you on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in face/surface_of the,peoples below/instead_of all/each/any/every the=heavens

Here Yahweh speaks of emotions as if they were something you could physically put on the faces of the peoples. He means that he will cause the peoples to feel fear and terror. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [to cause the peoples under all the heavens to feel the fear of you and the terror of you]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אָחֵל֙ תֵּ֤ת פַּחְדְּ⁠ךָ֙ וְ⁠יִרְאָ֣תְ⁠ךָ֔ עַל־פְּנֵי֙

begin to_give dread_of,you and,fear_of,you on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in face/surface_of

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of fear and terror, you could express the same ideas in other ways. Alternate translation: [I will begin to cause you to frighten and terrify the hearts of]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

פַּחְדְּ⁠ךָ֙ וְ⁠יִרְאָ֣תְ⁠ךָ֔ & שִׁמְעֲ⁠ךָ֔

dread_of,you and,fear_of,you & report_of,you

Yahweh is using the possessive form to describe how the Israelites will cause fear, terror, and a report about them. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a comparable expression that describes cause and effect. Alternate translation: [the fear caused by you and the terror caused by you … a report about you]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

פַּחְדְּ⁠ךָ֙ וְ⁠יִרְאָ֣תְ⁠ךָ֔

dread_of,you and,fear_of,you

The terms fear and terror mean similar things. Yahweh 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: [extremely great fear of you]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

תַּ֖חַת כָּל־הַ⁠שָּׁמָ֑יִם

below/instead_of all/each/any/every the=heavens

Here, under all the heavens is a common expression that means everywhere. If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have this meaning or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [all over the place]

Note 7 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

אֲשֶׁ֤ר

which/who

Here, the word that identifies what comes after it as the purpose of the clause that comes before it. Yahweh will cause the peoples to fear the Israelites in order that the peoples might tremble. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that this is the purpose. Alternate translation: [in order that]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

וְ⁠רָגְז֥וּ וְ⁠חָל֖וּ

and,tremble and,in_anguish

The terms quake and tremble mean similar things. Yahweh 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: [and will surely tremble]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

מִ⁠פָּנֶֽי⁠ךָ

from,presence_of,you

Here, face represents the people themselves. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [because of you]