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OET (OET-LV) How_of_blessed_are_you Oh_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) who is_like_you a_people which_it_has_been_saved by_YHWH the_shield_of your_help_of_of and_which is_the_sword_of your_eminence_of_of and_they_will_cringe enemies_of_your to/for_you(fs) and_you(ms) on places_of_their_high you_will_tread.
OET (OET-RV) Your happiness, Yisrael.
⇔ Who else is like you—a people saved by Yahweh,
⇔ the shield that protects you,
⇔ and who is the sword that makes you powerful?
⇔ Your enemies will cringe back from you,
⇔ and you’ll trample all over their hills.”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / you
Moses speaks to the Israelites as if they were one man, so the words “you” and “your” here are singular.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
(Occurrence 0) Who is like you, a people saved by Yahweh … majesty?
(Some words not found in UHB: how_of,blessed_[are]_you! Yisrael who? [is]_like,you people saved by,Yahweh shield_of your_help_of,of and=which sword_of your_eminence_of,of and,they_will_cringe enemies_of,your to/for=you(fs) and=you(ms) on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in places_of,their_high tread )
If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. It can also be stated in active form. Alternate translation: [There is no other people group like you, a people whom Yahweh has saved … majesty.] (See also: figs-activepassive)
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / merism
(Occurrence 0) the shield … the sword
(Some words not found in UHB: how_of,blessed_[are]_you! Yisrael who? [is]_like,you people saved by,Yahweh shield_of your_help_of,of and=which sword_of your_eminence_of,of and,they_will_cringe enemies_of,your to/for=you(fs) and=you(ms) on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in places_of,their_high tread )
This merism speaks of Yahweh defending the Israelites from their enemies and enabling them to attack their enemies.
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
(Occurrence 0) the shield of your help
(Some words not found in UHB: how_of,blessed_[are]_you! Yisrael who? [is]_like,you people saved by,Yahweh shield_of your_help_of,of and=which sword_of your_eminence_of,of and,they_will_cringe enemies_of,your to/for=you(fs) and=you(ms) on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in places_of,their_high tread )
The word “shield” is a metaphor for Yahweh protecting and defending the Israelites. If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word help, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: [the one who protects you and helps you] (See also: figs-abstractnouns)
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
(Occurrence 0) the sword of your majesty
(Some words not found in UHB: how_of,blessed_[are]_you! Yisrael who? [is]_like,you people saved by,Yahweh shield_of your_help_of,of and=which sword_of your_eminence_of,of and,they_will_cringe enemies_of,your to/for=you(fs) and=you(ms) on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in places_of,their_high tread )
The word “sword” is a metaphor for the power to kill with the sword in order to win battles. Alternate translation: [the one who enables you to win battles and so have majesty]
(Occurrence 0) you will trample down their high places
(Some words not found in UHB: how_of,blessed_[are]_you! Yisrael who? [is]_like,you people saved by,Yahweh shield_of your_help_of,of and=which sword_of your_eminence_of,of and,they_will_cringe enemies_of,your to/for=you(fs) and=you(ms) on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in places_of,their_high tread )
This could mean: (1) the Israelites will destroy the places where the other people worship false gods or (2) the Israelites will walk on the backs of their enemies when the Israelites defeat them.
33:29 stomp on their backs: Treading on an enemy’s back figuratively meant having complete victory over him. The word backs can also be translated “high places,” meaning the heights of the land and the traditional places of pagan worship—a way of suggesting total physical and spiritual conquest. The Lord promised to lead the way and guaranteed success in the forthcoming conquest (see 11:24-25; Josh 1:3; 14:9; cp. Amos 4:13; Mic 1:3; Hab 3:15).
OET (OET-LV) How_of_blessed_are_you Oh_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) who is_like_you a_people which_it_has_been_saved by_YHWH the_shield_of your_help_of_of and_which is_the_sword_of your_eminence_of_of and_they_will_cringe enemies_of_your to/for_you(fs) and_you(ms) on places_of_their_high you_will_tread.
OET (OET-RV) Your happiness, Yisrael.
⇔ Who else is like you—a people saved by Yahweh,
⇔ the shield that protects you,
⇔ and who is the sword that makes you powerful?
⇔ Your enemies will cringe back from you,
⇔ and you’ll trample all over their hills.”
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.