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OET (OET-LV) If/because I_lift_up to heaven hand_of_my and_I_will_say by_the_life of_me to_vanishing_point.
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases
כִּֽי
(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when lift_up to/towards heaven hand_of,my and,I_will_say he/it_lived I to=vanishing_point )
Here the word for introduces not a reason but an explanation. Alternate translation: [You see,] or [Know that]
Note 2 topic: translate-symaction
אֶשָּׂ֥א אֶל־שָׁמַ֖יִם יָדִ֑י
(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when lift_up to/towards heaven hand_of,my and,I_will_say he/it_lived I to=vanishing_point )
Lifting the hand to heaven was a symbolic action by which a person showed that they were swearing a solemn oath. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explain the significance of this action in the text of your translation or in a footnote. Alternate translation: [I swear a solemn oath]
Note 3 topic: writing-oathformula
חַ֥י אָנֹכִ֖י לְעֹלָֽם
he/it_lived I to=vanishing_point
Following the custom of his culture, God is swearing an oath and guaranteeing it by something that he holds sacred, his own eternal existence. Alternate translation: [I swear by my eternal life] or [I vow by my own life, which lasts forever]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks
חַ֥י אָנֹכִ֖י לְעֹלָֽם
he/it_lived I to=vanishing_point
There are three levels of quotation here. Moses is speaking to the people (level 1) and quoting Yahweh (level 2) who is now quoting himself taking this oath (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 as modeled in the UST.
OET (OET-LV) If/because I_lift_up to heaven hand_of_my and_I_will_say by_the_life of_me to_vanishing_point.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.