OET interlinear DEU 9:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אַל־תֹּאמַ֣ר בִּ⁠לְבָבְ⁠ךָ֗

not say in/on/at/with,heart_of,your

Here, say in your heart is an idiom that means “think” or “say to yourself.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use an idiom from your language that does have this meaning or state the meaning plainly. See how you translated this in [7:17](../07/17.md). Alternate translation: [You shall not think]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בַּ⁠הֲדֹ֣ף יְהוָה֩ אֱלֹהֶ֨י⁠ךָ אֹתָ֥⁠ם

in/on/at/with,driven_~_out YHWH God_of,your DOM=them

Here, when means “after.” You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [after Yahweh your God has thrust them out]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בַּ⁠הֲדֹ֣ף יְהוָה֩ אֱלֹהֶ֨י⁠ךָ אֹתָ֥⁠ם

in/on/at/with,driven_~_out YHWH God_of,your DOM=them

Yahweh will thrust out the people of the other nations by driving them off of the land. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [when Yahweh your God has driven them out]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

מִ⁠לְּ⁠פָנֶי⁠ךָ֮ & מִ⁠פָּנֶֽי⁠ךָ

from,before,face/front,you & from,before_of,you

Here, face represents the presence the Israelites. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [from before you … before you]

Note 5 topic: writing-quotations

לֵ⁠אמֹר֒

to=say

Here, the word saying introduces a direct quotation. In your translation, use a natural way of introducing direct quotations in your language. It may not be necessary to represent this term explicitly.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בְּ⁠צִדְקָתִ⁠י֙ & וּ⁠בְ⁠רִשְׁעַת֙

in/on/at/with,righteousness_of,my & and,in/on/at/with,wickedness_of

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of righteousness and wickedness, you could express these ideas in another way. Alternate translation: [Since I am righteous … but for the wicked deeds of]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בְּ⁠צִדְקָתִ⁠י֙ & וּ⁠בְ⁠רִשְׁעַת֙

in/on/at/with,righteousness_of,my & and,in/on/at/with,wickedness_of

Here, In means “because of.” You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [Due to my righteousness … but due to the wickedness of]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / go

הֱבִיאַ֣⁠נִי

brought_~_in,me

In a context such as this, your language might say “taken” instead of brought. Alternate translation: [has taken me in]

Note 9 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

וּ⁠בְ⁠רִשְׁעַת֙

and,in/on/at/with,wickedness_of

Moses uses the word but here to indicate a strong contrast between what the Israelites might think and the real reason why Yahweh is giving them the land. In your translation, indicate this strong contrast in a way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [nevertheless, in the wickedness of]