OET interlinear DEU 4:25

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

כִּֽי

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when had sons and=the_sons children and,you(pl)_will_grow_old on_the=earth and,you(pl)_will_act_corruptly and,you(pl)_will_make idol form_of all and,you(pl)_will_do the,evil in/on=both_eyes_of YHWH God_of,your to,provoke,him_to_anger )

The word translated as If could mean: (1) that Moses is warning the people that they might do these things. (2) that Moses is predicting that the people will do these things. Alternate translation: [When]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

בָּנִים֙ וּ⁠בְנֵ֣י בָנִ֔ים

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when had sons and=the_sons children and,you(pl)_will_grow_old on_the=earth and,you(pl)_will_act_corruptly and,you(pl)_will_make idol form_of all and,you(pl)_will_do the,evil in/on=both_eyes_of YHWH God_of,your to,provoke,him_to_anger )

Although the term sons is masculine, Moses is using the word here in a generic sense that includes both male and female descendants. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [children, and children of children]

Note 3 topic: translate-kinship

וּ⁠בְנֵ֣י בָנִ֔ים

and=the_sons children

See how you translated the phrase “sons of your sons” in [4:9](../04/09.md). Alternate translation: [and they have sons] or [and they beget grandchildren for you]

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-condition-hypothetical

וְ⁠הִשְׁחַתֶּ֗ם

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when had sons and=the_sons children and,you(pl)_will_grow_old on_the=earth and,you(pl)_will_act_corruptly and,you(pl)_will_make idol form_of all and,you(pl)_will_do the,evil in/on=both_eyes_of YHWH God_of,your to,provoke,him_to_anger )

Moses is introducing a possible condition in this verse, and he gives the consequence in the next verse in which Yahweh will become angry and punish the Israelites if the Israelites sin by making an idol. Express this possible condition in a way that would be natural in your language. Alternate translation: [and if you act corruptly]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בְּ⁠עֵינֵ֥י

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when had sons and=the_sons children and,you(pl)_will_grow_old on_the=earth and,you(pl)_will_act_corruptly and,you(pl)_will_make idol form_of all and,you(pl)_will_do the,evil in/on=both_eyes_of YHWH God_of,your to,provoke,him_to_anger )

Moses is using in the eyes of as a common expression of his culture to mean “in the judgment of” or “in the evaluation of.” See the Introduction to Deuteronomy for a discussion of the phrase “in the eyes of.” 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: [in the evaluation of] or [in the perspective of]