OET interlinear DEU 9:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אַל־תֹּאמַ֣ר בִּ⁠לְבָבְ⁠ךָ֗

not (Some words not found in UHB: not say in,heart_of,your when,drives_out YHWH God_of,your DOM=them from,before,face_of,you to=say in,righteousness_of,my he,has_brought_me YHWH to,take_possession_of DOM the=earth/land (the),this and,in,the_wickedness_of the=nations the=these YHWH [is]_dispossessing_of,them from,before_of,you )

See how you translated “say in your heart” in [7:17](../07/17.md). Alternate translation: [You shall not think]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בַּ⁠הֲדֹ֣ף יְהוָה֩ אֱלֹהֶ֨י⁠ךָ אֹתָ֥⁠ם

(Some words not found in UHB: not say in,heart_of,your when,drives_out YHWH God_of,your DOM=them from,before,face_of,you to=say in,righteousness_of,my he,has_brought_me YHWH to,take_possession_of DOM the=earth/land (the),this and,in,the_wickedness_of the=nations the=these YHWH [is]_dispossessing_of,them from,before_of,you )

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

(Some words not found in UHB: not say in,heart_of,your when,drives_out YHWH God_of,your DOM=them from,before,face_of,you to=say in,righteousness_of,my he,has_brought_me YHWH to,take_possession_of DOM the=earth/land (the),this and,in,the_wickedness_of the=nations the=these YHWH [is]_dispossessing_of,them from,before_of,you )

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

(Some words not found in UHB: not say in,heart_of,your when,drives_out YHWH God_of,your DOM=them from,before,face_of,you to=say in,righteousness_of,my he,has_brought_me YHWH to,take_possession_of DOM the=earth/land (the),this and,in,the_wickedness_of the=nations the=these YHWH [is]_dispossessing_of,them from,before_of,you )

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

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

(Some words not found in UHB: not say in,heart_of,your when,drives_out YHWH God_of,your DOM=them from,before,face_of,you to=say in,righteousness_of,my he,has_brought_me YHWH to,take_possession_of DOM the=earth/land (the),this and,in,the_wickedness_of the=nations the=these YHWH [is]_dispossessing_of,them from,before_of,you )

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

(Some words not found in UHB: not say in,heart_of,your when,drives_out YHWH God_of,your DOM=them from,before,face_of,you to=say in,righteousness_of,my he,has_brought_me YHWH to,take_possession_of DOM the=earth/land (the),this and,in,the_wickedness_of the=nations the=these YHWH [is]_dispossessing_of,them from,before_of,you )

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

he,has_brought_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

(Some words not found in UHB: not say in,heart_of,your when,drives_out YHWH God_of,your DOM=them from,before,face_of,you to=say in,righteousness_of,my he,has_brought_me YHWH to,take_possession_of DOM the=earth/land (the),this and,in,the_wickedness_of the=nations the=these YHWH [is]_dispossessing_of,them from,before_of,you )

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]

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

מִ⁠פָּנֶֽי⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: not say in,heart_of,your when,drives_out YHWH God_of,your DOM=them from,before,face_of,you to=say in,righteousness_of,my he,has_brought_me YHWH to,take_possession_of DOM the=earth/land (the),this and,in,the_wickedness_of the=nations the=these YHWH [is]_dispossessing_of,them from,before_of,you )

Here the phrase from your face could: (1) be a common expression of the culture that means “on your account” or “on your behalf,” Alternate translation: [on your behalf] or (2) represent [from in front of] the Israelites. Alternate translation: [from before you]