OET interlinear DEU 32:24

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

מְזֵ֥י רָעָ֛ב וּ⁠לְחֻ֥מֵי רֶ֖שֶׁף וְ⁠קֶ֣טֶב מְרִירִ֑י

wasting_of famine and,eaten_of (Some words not found in UHB: wasting_of famine and,eaten_of plague and,destruction bitter and,tooth_of beasts send on,them with venom_of things_crawling_of dust )

The author is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [they will be wasted by hunger and weakened by plague and bitter contagion]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

רָעָ֛ב

famine

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of hunger, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [by starving] or [by being hungry]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וּ⁠לְחֻ֥מֵי רֶ֖שֶׁף וְ⁠קֶ֣טֶב מְרִירִ֑י

and,eaten_of (Some words not found in UHB: wasting_of famine and,eaten_of plague and,destruction bitter and,tooth_of beasts send on,them with venom_of things_crawling_of dust )

The expression weakened by plague and bitter contagion contains a passive verbal form. If your language would not use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [and plague and bitter contagion weakening them] or [and becoming weak from plague and bitter contagion]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

רֶ֖שֶׁף וְ⁠קֶ֣טֶב מְרִירִ֑י

(Some words not found in UHB: wasting_of famine and,eaten_of plague and,destruction bitter and,tooth_of beasts send on,them with venom_of things_crawling_of dust )

The terms plague and bitter contagion 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: [by deadly diseases] or [by severe pestilence]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠שֶׁן־בְּהֵמוֹת֙ אֲשַׁלַּח־בָּ֔⁠ם עִם־חֲמַ֖ת זֹחֲלֵ֥י עָפָֽר

(Some words not found in UHB: wasting_of famine and,eaten_of plague and,destruction bitter and,tooth_of beasts send on,them with venom_of things_crawling_of dust )

Here, the teeth of beasts represents attacks by wild animals, and the poison of crawlers in the dust represents attacks by venomous snakes. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [and wild animals and venomous snakes will attack them]

Note 6 topic: translate-unknown

זֹחֲלֵ֥י עָפָֽר

things_crawling_of dust

The term crawlers in the dust refers to creatures that move along the ground, likely venomous snakes or similar reptiles. If your readers would not be familiar with this description, you could use a more general term or explain it. Alternate translation: [venomous snakes] or [poisonous reptiles that move along the ground]