OET interlinear EXO 3:21

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אֶת־חֵ֥ן & בְּ⁠עֵינֵ֣י מִצְרָ֑יִם

DOM graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty & (Some words not found in UHB: and,I_will_give DOM graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty of,the_people the=this in/on=both_eyes_of from_Miʦrayim/(Miʦrayim/(Egypt))s and=it_was that/for/because/then/when you(pl),will_go not go empty-handed )

In the eyes of the Egyptians is an idiom for the Egyptian’s feelings. Favor means those feelings are positive. Taken together, this means that when the Egyptians see the Israelites (Hebrews) leaving Egypt, they will gladly help them (because they want them to leave so badly due to the Egyptians suffering under God’s judgment). If your language has the same or a similar idiom, you can translate or use it. Otherwise, you can translate the meaning.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

בְּ⁠עֵינֵ֣י מִצְרָ֑יִם

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I_will_give DOM graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty of,the_people the=this in/on=both_eyes_of from_Miʦrayim/(Miʦrayim/(Egypt))s and=it_was that/for/because/then/when you(pl),will_go not go empty-handed )

This is a part-whole possessive. Also, if your language uses a specific form of the possessive for things one cannot lose, it would be appropriate to use that form here.

הָֽ⁠עָם־הַ⁠זֶּ֖ה

of,the_people (Some words not found in UHB: and,I_will_give DOM graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty of,the_people the=this in/on=both_eyes_of from_Miʦrayim/(Miʦrayim/(Egypt))s and=it_was that/for/because/then/when you(pl),will_go not go empty-handed )

Alternate translation: [you]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / youdual

תֵֽלֵכ֔וּ⁠ן & תֵלְכ֖וּ

you(pl),will_go & go

If your language uses different forms of “you” depending on the number of people addressed, use a plural form here.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / go

תֵֽלֵכ֔וּ⁠ן & תֵלְכ֖וּ

you(pl),will_go & go

Alternate translation: [leave] or [go out] or [come out]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

לֹ֥א & רֵיקָֽם

not & empty-handed

The double negative, not … emptily is used to mean “full.” If this double negative would be misunderstood in your language, you could translate it as a positive statement. Alternate translation: [go with many things]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / litotes

לֹ֥א תֵלְכ֖וּ רֵיקָֽם

not go empty-handed

Here Yahweh uses a figure of speech that expresses a strong positive meaning by using a negative word together with a word that is the opposite of the intended meaning. If this is confusing in your language, you can express the meaning positively. Alternate translation: [you will go with your hands full of good things] or [you will go with many valuable things]