OET interlinear DEU 7:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠אָכַלְתָּ֣

and=you(ms)_will_eat

Here, consume means “completely destroy.” Moses is speaking of conquering a people group as if a person were eating food. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [And you shall exterminate]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

נֹתֵ֣ן לָ֔⁠ךְ

giving_over to/for=you(fs)

Here, give means “allow to conquer.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [will cause you to defeat]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לֹא־תָחֹ֥ס עֵֽינְ⁠ךָ֖ עֲלֵי⁠הֶ֑ם

not pity eye_of,your on,them

Here, eye represents the act of seeing. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [do not allow what you see to cause you to pity them]

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

כִּֽי

that/for/because/then/when

The word translated as for indicates that what follows is a reason for what came before. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that what follows is a reason for what came before. Alternate translation: [because]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מוֹקֵ֥שׁ ה֖וּא לָֽ⁠ךְ

snare he/it to/for=you(fs)

Moses is speaking of the person who worships idols as if they were an animal caught in a hunter’s snare. Moses is saying that idolatry leads to certain destruction, just like a trapped animal faces destruction. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly or express the meaning with a simile. Alternate translation: [it will be like a snare for you because you will keep on serving their gods]