OET interlinear DEU 9:5

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

לֹ֣א בְ⁠צִדְקָתְ⁠ךָ֗ וּ⁠בְ⁠יֹ֨שֶׁר֙ לְבָ֣בְ⁠ךָ֔ אַתָּ֥ה בָ֖א לָ⁠רֶ֣שֶׁת אֶת־אַרְצָ֑⁠ם כִּ֞י בְּ⁠רִשְׁעַ֣ת ׀ הַ⁠גּוֹיִ֣ם הָ⁠אֵ֗לֶּה יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨י⁠ךָ֙ מוֹרִישָׁ֣⁠ם מִ⁠פָּנֶ֔י⁠ךָ

not in/on/at/with,righteousness_of,your and,in/on/at/with,uprightness_of heart_of,your you(ms) going_in to,take_possession_of DOM land_of,their that/for/because/then/when in/on/at/with,wickedness_of the=nations the=these YHWH God_of,your driving_~_out_of,them from,before_of,you

This sentence means basically the same thing as the previous verse. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could connect the sentences in a way that would make this clear. Alternate translation: [I reiterate, not in your righteousness or in the uprightness of your heart are you going in to possess their land, but in the wickedness of these nations, Yahweh your God is driving them out from before your face]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בְ⁠צִדְקָתְ⁠ךָ֗ & וּ⁠בְ⁠יֹ֨שֶׁר֙ לְבָ֣בְ⁠ךָ֔

in/on/at/with,righteousness_of,your & (Some words not found in UHB: not in/on/at/with,righteousness_of,your and,in/on/at/with,uprightness_of heart_of,your you(ms) going_in to,take_possession_of DOM land_of,their that/for/because/then/when in/on/at/with,wickedness_of the=nations the=these YHWH God_of,your driving_~_out_of,them from,before_of,you and,in_order_to confirm DOM the,promise which/who swore YHWH to,fathers_of,your to,Abraham to,Isaac and,to,Jacob )

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of righteousness and uprightness, you could express the same ideas in other ways. Alternate translation: [in your righteous acts or your upright heart]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בְ⁠צִדְקָתְ⁠ךָ֗ וּ⁠בְ⁠יֹ֨שֶׁר֙

in/on/at/with,righteousness_of,your and,in/on/at/with,uprightness_of

Here, in means “because of.” You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [because of your righteousness or because of the uprightness]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לְבָ֣בְ⁠ךָ֔

heart_of,your

Here, the heart represents where a person's thoughts and desires exist. You may have a comparable expression in your language, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [of your desires]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / go

אַתָּ֥ה בָ֖א

you(ms) going_in

In a context such as this, your language might say “coming” instead of going. Alternate translation: [are you coming in]

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

כִּ֞י

that/for/because/then/when

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: [but, rather,]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

מִ⁠פָּנֶ֔י⁠ךָ

from,before_of,you

Here, face represents the presence of a person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [before you]

Note 8 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

וּ⁠לְמַ֜עַן

and,in_order_to

Here, so that marks Yahweh may establish the word as the goal or purpose of Yahweh your God is driving them out. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that this is the purpose.

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הָקִ֣ים

confirm

Here, establish means “fulfill”. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. See how you translated this concept in [8:18](../08/18.md). Alternate translation: [may fulfill]

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

הַ⁠דָּבָ֗ר

the,promise

Here, word represents what someone said, which, in this case, is the promise that Yahweh spoke. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the promise]

Note 11 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לַ⁠אֲבֹתֶ֔י⁠ךָ

to,fathers_of,your

See how you translated the phrase your fathers in [1:8](../01/08.md).