OET interlinear DEUT 7:20

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-unknown

אֶת־הַ⁠צִּרְעָ֔ה

DOM (Some words not found in UHB: and=also DOM the,hornet send YHWH God_of,your among,them until destroyed [those,who]_remain and,[those,who]_hide_themselves from,before_of,you )

A hornet is a stinging insect. If your readers would not be familiar with this type of insect, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: [stinging insects]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֶת־הַ⁠צִּרְעָ֔ה יְשַׁלַּ֛ח & בָּ֑⁠ם

DOM (Some words not found in UHB: and=also DOM the,hornet send YHWH God_of,your among,them until destroyed [those,who]_remain and,[those,who]_hide_themselves from,before_of,you )

Here Moses could be using the term hornet to refer to: (1) terror. The phrase Yahweh your God will send the hornet against them would then mean that Yahweh would cause the people to become terrified and want to run away. Alternate translation: [will cause them to feel terror] or (2) actual hornets. The phrase Yahweh your God will send the hornet against them would then mean that Yahweh would send flying insects that sting people and cause pain.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

מִ⁠פָּנֶֽי⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=also DOM the,hornet send YHWH God_of,your among,them until destroyed [those,who]_remain and,[those,who]_hide_themselves from,before_of,you )

See how you translated the similar phrase “from their faces” in 2:12. Alternate translation: [because of you] or [from before you]