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OET (OET-LV) And_listen to_voice_you and_go you and_elders of_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) to the_king of_Miʦrayim and_say to_him/it Yahweh the_god the_Hebrews he_has_met with_us and_now let_us_go please a_journey of_three days in/on/at/with_wilderness and_sacrifice to/for_YHWH god_our.
OET (OET-RV) Then the people will listen to what you tell them, and you and the Israeli elders will go to the Egyptian king and you’ll all tell him, ‘Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. So now, please let us go three days’ journey into the wilderness, so we can sacrifice to Yahweh, our God.’
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
וְשָׁמְע֖וּ לְקֹלֶ֑ךָ
and,listen to,voice,you
Listen often means “hear and do/obey.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language. Alternative translation: “And they will pay attention to your voice”
Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns
לְקֹלֶ֑ךָ & אַתָּה֩
to,voice,you & you(ms)
Here, your and you refers to Moses.
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
לְקֹלֶ֑ךָ
to,voice,you
This phrase means the elders will listen to the message Moses brings from God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate the meaning plainly. Alternative translation: “to your message” or “to my message which you tell them”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession
וְזִקְנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל
and,elders Yisrael
This is a possessive of social relationship. Alternative translation: “elders in charge of the Israelites”
Note 5 topic: grammar-collectivenouns
יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל
Yisrael
Israel is a collective noun that refers to all the Israelites. If your language does not use singular nouns in that way, you can use a different expression. Alternative translation: “the Israelites” or “the Israelite people”
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
מִצְרַ֗יִם
Miʦrayim/(Egypt)
Here, Egypt refers to the Egyptian nation. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: “the Egyptians”
Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / youdual
וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֤ם
and,say
If your language uses different forms of “you” depending on the number of people addressed, use a plural form here.
Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive
עָלֵ֔ינוּ & נֵֽלֲכָה & וְנִזְבְּחָ֖ה
with,us & go & and,sacrifice
These instances of us are exclusive; they include Moses, the elders, and all the Israelites, but exclude the king of Egypt. Your language may require you to mark these forms.
Note 9 topic: translate-numbers
שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת
three
Alternate translation: “3”
3:18 Hebrews: See study note on 1:15.
• a three-day journey . . . to offer sacrifices: If we think of the primary purpose of the Exodus as rescuing the Israelites from bondage, this seems like a disingenuous request. But God’s primary purpose was to create a people for himself, and he was taking them into the wilderness to teach them to worship him.
OET (OET-LV) And_listen to_voice_you and_go you and_elders of_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) to the_king of_Miʦrayim and_say to_him/it Yahweh the_god the_Hebrews he_has_met with_us and_now let_us_go please a_journey of_three days in/on/at/with_wilderness and_sacrifice to/for_YHWH god_our.
OET (OET-RV) Then the people will listen to what you tell them, and you and the Israeli elders will go to the Egyptian king and you’ll all tell him, ‘Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. So now, please let us go three days’ journey into the wilderness, so we can sacrifice to Yahweh, our God.’
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.