OET interlinear DEU 33:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

תֻּמֶּ֥י⁠ךָ וְ⁠אוּרֶ֖י⁠ךָ & חֲסִידֶ֑⁠ךָ & נִסִּית⁠וֹ֙ & תְּרִיבֵ֖⁠הוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,of,Levi he/it_had_said Thummim_of,your and,Urim_of,your [belong]_to,a_man_of your_faithful_of,[one] which/who you,put_him_to_the_test at,Massah you,contended_with_him on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in waters_of Mərīⱱāh )

Here the pronouns your and you refer to Yahweh. If it would be helpful in your language, you could clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [Yahweh’s Thummim and Yahweh’s Urim … Yahweh’s faithful … Yahweh tested … Yahweh strove against him]

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

תֻּמֶּ֥י⁠ךָ וְ⁠אוּרֶ֖י⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,of,Levi he/it_had_said Thummim_of,your and,Urim_of,your [belong]_to,a_man_of your_faithful_of,[one] which/who you,put_him_to_the_test at,Massah you,contended_with_him on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in waters_of Mərīⱱāh )

The Thummim and Urim were objects used by the high priest to determine God’s will. If your readers would not be familiar with what these objects were, you could use a more general term or explain them in a footnote. Alternate translation: [Yahweh’s sacred objects for determining his will]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לְ⁠אִ֣ישׁ חֲסִידֶ֑⁠ךָ & תְּרִיבֵ֖⁠הוּ

[belong]_to,a_man_of your_faithful_of,[one] & (Some words not found in UHB: and,of,Levi he/it_had_said Thummim_of,your and,Urim_of,your [belong]_to,a_man_of your_faithful_of,[one] which/who you,put_him_to_the_test at,Massah you,contended_with_him on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in waters_of Mərīⱱāh )

Here, your faithful man and the pronoun him represent the tribe of Levi. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [are to your faithful tribe …. You strove against them]

Note 4 topic: translate-names

בְּ⁠מַסָּ֔ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,of,Levi he/it_had_said Thummim_of,your and,Urim_of,your [belong]_to,a_man_of your_faithful_of,[one] which/who you,put_him_to_the_test at,Massah you,contended_with_him on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in waters_of Mərīⱱāh )

See how you translated this name in [6:16](../06/16.md). You could add a footnote that explains that the name Massah means “testing.”

Note 5 topic: translate-names

מְרִיבָֽה

Mərīⱱāh

See how you translated this name in [32:51](../32/51.md). You could add a footnote that explains that the name Meribah means “argue” or “quarrel.”