OET interlinear DEU 30:19

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

הַעִידֹ֨תִי בָ⁠כֶ֣ם הַ⁠יּוֹם֮ אֶת־הַ⁠שָּׁמַ֣יִם וְ⁠אֶת־הָ⁠אָרֶץ֒

call_~_to_witness against,you(pl) the=day DOM (Some words not found in UHB: call_~_to_witness against,you(pl) the=day DOM the=heavens and=DOM the=earth/land (the),life and,(the),death I_give to=your=face (the),blessing and,(the),curse and,you_will_choose (in,life so_that live you(ms) and,offspring_of,your )

Here Moses is speaking of the heavens and the earth as if they were living beings that could serve as witnesses. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I solemnly declare before all creation]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

בָ⁠כֶ֣ם

against,you(pl)

The word you is plural here, so use the plural form in your translation if your language marks that distinction.

הַ⁠חַיִּ֤ים וְ⁠הַ⁠מָּ֨וֶת֙ נָתַ֣תִּי לְ⁠פָנֶ֔י⁠ךָ הַ⁠בְּרָכָ֖ה וְ⁠הַ⁠קְּלָלָ֑ה

(Some words not found in UHB: call_~_to_witness against,you(pl) the=day DOM the=heavens and=DOM the=earth/land (the),life and,(the),death I_give to=your=face (the),blessing and,(the),curse and,you_will_choose (in,life so_that live you(ms) and,offspring_of,your )

See how you translated the similar expression “the blessings and the curses that I have set to your faces” in [verse 1](../30/01.md) and “I have set to your faces life and good and death and evil” in [verse 15](../30/15.md).

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠זַרְעֶֽ⁠ךָ

and,offspring_of,your

Here Moses is speaking as if the Israelites’ offspring were seed. See the Introduction to Deuteronomy for a discussion of this use of the term “seed.” Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and your offspring]