OET interlinear DEU 31:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הִנְּ⁠ךָ֥

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said YHWH to/towards Mosheh here,you lie_down with ancestors_of,your and,it_will_arise the,people the=this and,it_will_act_as_a_prostitute after gods_of foreign_of the=earth/land which/who he/it going to,(to) in,midst_of,its and,it,will_forsake_me and,it_will_break DOM covenant_of,my which/who made with=him/it )

Here Yahweh is using the term Behold to focus Moses’ attention on what he is about to say. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. Alternate translation: [Listen carefully] or [Pay attention]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

שֹׁכֵ֖ב עִם־אֲבֹתֶ֑י⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said YHWH to/towards Mosheh here,you lie_down with ancestors_of,your and,it_will_arise the,people the=this and,it_will_act_as_a_prostitute after gods_of foreign_of the=earth/land which/who he/it going to,(to) in,midst_of,its and,it,will_forsake_me and,it_will_break DOM covenant_of,my which/who made with=him/it )

Yahweh is referring to death in a polite way by using the phrase you will sleep with your fathers. Depending on what is helpful in your language, you could use a polite way of referring to this in your language, or you could state this plainly. Alternate translation: [you will die and be buried with your ancestors]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

שֹׁכֵ֖ב עִם־אֲבֹתֶ֑י⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said YHWH to/towards Mosheh here,you lie_down with ancestors_of,your and,it_will_arise the,people the=this and,it_will_act_as_a_prostitute after gods_of foreign_of the=earth/land which/who he/it going to,(to) in,midst_of,its and,it,will_forsake_me and,it_will_break DOM covenant_of,my which/who made with=him/it )

Here Yahweh is speaking of Moses’ ancestors as if they were his fathers. Your language may have comparable expressions that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [you will die and join your ancestors]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠קָם֩ הָ⁠עָ֨ם הַ⁠זֶּ֜ה וְ⁠זָנָ֣ה

and,it_will_arise the,people (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said YHWH to/towards Mosheh here,you lie_down with ancestors_of,your and,it_will_arise the,people the=this and,it_will_act_as_a_prostitute after gods_of foreign_of the=earth/land which/who he/it going to,(to) in,midst_of,its and,it,will_forsake_me and,it_will_break DOM covenant_of,my which/who made with=him/it )

Here Yahweh is using rise up as a common expression of the culture to mean “begin to act” or “proceed to act.” He does not mean that the people will get out of bed or stand up from a seated position. If this expression does not have that meaning in your language, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and this people will then proceed to whore] or [and this people will begin to whore]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠זָנָ֣ה ׀ אַחֲרֵ֣י ׀ אֱלֹהֵ֣י נֵֽכַר

and,it_will_act_as_a_prostitute after gods_of foreign_of

Here Yahweh is speaking as if the Israelites worshiping foreign gods were going to whore after the strange gods. He means that they will be unfaithful to him by worshiping other gods, just as a wife would be unfaithful to her husband by being with other men. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and be unfaithful to me by worshiping the foreign gods] or [and act like an unfaithful wife by chasing after the foreign gods]

Note 6 topic: writing-pronouns

ה֤וּא & וַ⁠עֲזָבַ֕⁠נִי & אִתּֽ⁠וֹ

he/it & and,it,will_forsake_me & with=him/it

From here through verse 21, the pronouns he and him refer to this people which in the original is a singular noun. Sometimes the plural pronouns “they” or “them” also occur. See the discussion of this issue in the introduction to this chapter for more information. If it would be helpful, you may want to use plural pronouns throughout as is modeled in the UST.

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

הָ⁠אָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר ה֤וּא בָא־שָׁ֨מָּ⁠ה֙ בְּ⁠קִרְבּ֔⁠וֹ

the=earth/land (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said YHWH to/towards Mosheh here,you lie_down with ancestors_of,your and,it_will_arise the,people the=this and,it_will_act_as_a_prostitute after gods_of foreign_of the=earth/land which/who he/it going to,(to) in,midst_of,its and,it,will_forsake_me and,it_will_break DOM covenant_of,my which/who made with=him/it )

It might seem that the expression of the land in the midst of which he is going to there contains extra information that would not be natural to express in your language. If so, you could shorten it. Alternate translation: [of the land which he is going into]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠הֵפֵר֙ אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֔⁠י

and,it_will_break DOM (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said YHWH to/towards Mosheh here,you lie_down with ancestors_of,your and,it_will_arise the,people the=this and,it_will_act_as_a_prostitute after gods_of foreign_of the=earth/land which/who he/it going to,(to) in,midst_of,its and,it,will_forsake_me and,it_will_break DOM covenant_of,my which/who made with=him/it )

Here, God is speaking of the covenant as if it were an object that could be physically broken. He means that the people will disobey the covenant or fail to fulfill their obligations under it. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and disobey my covenant] or [and violate my covenant]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֔⁠י אֲשֶׁ֥ר כָּרַ֖תִּי אִתּֽ⁠וֹ

DOM (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said YHWH to/towards Mosheh here,you lie_down with ancestors_of,your and,it_will_arise the,people the=this and,it_will_act_as_a_prostitute after gods_of foreign_of the=earth/land which/who he/it going to,(to) in,midst_of,its and,it,will_forsake_me and,it_will_break DOM covenant_of,my which/who made with=him/it )

Yahweh is using covenant and cut as part of a common expression of this culture, “to cut a covenant,” which means “to make” or “establish” a covenant. See how you translated the phrase “cut a covenant” in [5:2](../05/02.md). If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [my covenant that I have made with them] or [my covenant that I have established with him]