OET interlinear EXO 34:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rpronouns

לְ⁠ךָ֗

to/for=yourself(m)

Here, yourself means that each Israelite should guard against committing these sins.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hypo

פֶּן־תִּכְרֹ֤ת בְּרִית֙ לְ⁠יוֹשֵׁ֣ב הָ⁠אָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתָּ֖ה בָּ֣א עָלֶ֑י⁠הָ פֶּן־יִהְיֶ֥ה לְ⁠מוֹקֵ֖שׁ בְּ⁠קִרְבֶּֽ⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: careful to/for=yourself(m) lest make treaty to,the_inhabitant[s]_of the=earth/land which/who you(ms) he/it_came on/upon=it(f) lest will_belong (into)_a,snare in,midst_of,your )

This sentence contains two hypotheticals as a warning. Each is introduced by lest. Use a marker in your language that introduces a hypothetical situation, but also see the next note. Alternate translation: [If you were to cut a covenant with the inhabitant of the land where you are about to go into, probably he would become as a trap in your midst.]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-condition-hypothetical

פֶּן־תִּכְרֹ֤ת בְּרִית֙ לְ⁠יוֹשֵׁ֣ב הָ⁠אָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתָּ֖ה בָּ֣א עָלֶ֑י⁠הָ פֶּן־יִהְיֶ֥ה לְ⁠מוֹקֵ֖שׁ בְּ⁠קִרְבֶּֽ⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: careful to/for=yourself(m) lest make treaty to,the_inhabitant[s]_of the=earth/land which/who you(ms) he/it_came on/upon=it(f) lest will_belong (into)_a,snare in,midst_of,your )

The second of these hypothetical statements is logically dependent on and follows after the first as a result. As you mark these hypotheticals, use a form that communicates that the second is a result of the first. Alternate translation: [because if you cut a covenant with the inhabitant of the land where you are about to go into, then he will become as a trap in your midst]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

תִּכְרֹ֤ת בְּרִית֙

(Some words not found in UHB: careful to/for=yourself(m) lest make treaty to,the_inhabitant[s]_of the=earth/land which/who you(ms) he/it_came on/upon=it(f) lest will_belong (into)_a,snare in,midst_of,your )

See how you translated this in 34:10.

Note 5 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

לְ⁠יוֹשֵׁ֣ב & יִהְיֶ֥ה

(Some words not found in UHB: careful to/for=yourself(m) lest make treaty to,the_inhabitant[s]_of the=earth/land which/who you(ms) he/it_came on/upon=it(f) lest will_belong (into)_a,snare in,midst_of,your )

The word inhabitant is a singular noun that refers to any individual inhabitant or group of inhabitants from the peoples mentioned in the previous verse. The pronoun he is agreeing with that singular noun. If your language does not use singular nouns in that way, you can use a different expression. Alternate translation: [with the inhabitants of … they become]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

פֶּן־יִהְיֶ֥ה לְ⁠מוֹקֵ֖שׁ בְּ⁠קִרְבֶּֽ⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: careful to/for=yourself(m) lest make treaty to,the_inhabitant[s]_of the=earth/land which/who you(ms) he/it_came on/upon=it(f) lest will_belong (into)_a,snare in,midst_of,your )

People who tempt others to sin are spoken of as if they were a trap. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent comparison or express this meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [lest those remaining people tempt you to sin]