OET interlinear DEUT 2:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

וְ⁠אֶת־הָ⁠עָם֮ צַ֣ו לֵ⁠אמֹר֒ אַתֶּ֣ם עֹֽבְרִ֗ים בִּ⁠גְבוּל֙ אֲחֵי⁠כֶ֣ם

and=DOM the,people command to=say (Some words not found in UHB: and=DOM the,people command to=say you(pl) pass in,the_territory_of your(pl)_relatives_of,your(pl) sons_of ˊĒsāv [who,are]_dwelling in,Seir and,they_will_be_afraid from,you(pl) and,you(pl)_will_take_heed very )

There are three levels of quotation here. Moses is speaking (level 1) and quoting Yahweh (level 2) telling Moses what to command the people (level 3). Use the appropriate punctuation in your language to mark these levels of quotation. Alternatively, you could translate this so that there is not a third-level quotation. Alternate translation: [And command the people to cross the border of their brothers]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

וְ⁠אֶת־הָ⁠עָם֮ צַ֣ו לֵ⁠אמֹר֒ אַתֶּ֣ם עֹֽבְרִ֗ים בִּ⁠גְבוּל֙ אֲחֵי⁠כֶ֣ם

and=DOM the,people command to=say (Some words not found in UHB: and=DOM the,people command to=say you(pl) pass in,the_territory_of your(pl)_relatives_of,your(pl) sons_of ˊĒsāv [who,are]_dwelling in,Seir and,they_will_be_afraid from,you(pl) and,you(pl)_will_take_heed very )

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [And command the people to cross the border of their brothers]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

בִּ⁠גְבוּל֙ אֲחֵי⁠כֶ֣ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and=DOM the,people command to=say you(pl) pass in,the_territory_of your(pl)_relatives_of,your(pl) sons_of ˊĒsāv [who,are]_dwelling in,Seir and,they_will_be_afraid from,you(pl) and,you(pl)_will_take_heed very )

Here Yahweh is using the possessive form to describe the border around the land that is occupied by the brothers of the Israelites. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a comparable expression. Alternate translation: [into the land occupied by your brothers]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אֲחֵי⁠כֶ֣ם בְּנֵי־עֵשָׂ֔ו

your(pl)_relatives_of,your(pl) (Some words not found in UHB: and=DOM the,people command to=say you(pl) pass in,the_territory_of your(pl)_relatives_of,your(pl) sons_of ˊĒsāv [who,are]_dwelling in,Seir and,they_will_be_afraid from,you(pl) and,you(pl)_will_take_heed very )

The Israelites are descendants of Jacob, who was Esau’s brother. The Israelites and the sons of Esau are all descendants of Isaac. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [your relatives, the sons of Esau]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֲחֵי⁠כֶ֣ם בְּנֵי

your(pl)_relatives_of,your(pl) (Some words not found in UHB: and=DOM the,people command to=say you(pl) pass in,the_territory_of your(pl)_relatives_of,your(pl) sons_of ˊĒsāv [who,are]_dwelling in,Seir and,they_will_be_afraid from,you(pl) and,you(pl)_will_take_heed very )

Here, brothers refers to their relatives and sons to the descendants of Esau. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [your relatives, the descendants of]