OET interlinear EXO 3:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

This verse parallels 3:7. Yahweh is restating that the Israelite’s plight has gotten his attention. This creates emphasis and connection to what Yahweh will do with what Moses will do as Yahweh’s appointed leader. If this repetition would confuse your readers consider a paragraph break at the start of this verse to separate the two parallel statements or use some other strategy of emphasis and connection that is natural in your language.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

הִנֵּ֛ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=now see/lo/see! cry_of sons_of Yisrael come to,me and=also seen DOM the,oppression which/who from_Miʦrayim/(Miʦrayim/(Egypt))s oppressing DOM=them )

This is a term meant to focus the attention of the listener on what the speaker is about to say. If there is not a good way to translate this term in your language, this term can be omitted from the translation, or you can use an alternate translation like “certainly.”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

צַעֲקַ֥ת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בָּ֣אָה אֵלָ֑⁠י

cry_of (Some words not found in UHB: and=now see/lo/see! cry_of sons_of Yisrael come to,me and=also seen DOM the,oppression which/who from_Miʦrayim/(Miʦrayim/(Egypt))s oppressing DOM=them )

Here, the cry is spoken of as if it were a person who is capable of moving on his own. If this might be confusing for your readers, you could express this meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I have heard the cries of the people of Israel]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

רָאִ֨יתִי֙ אֶת־הַ⁠לַּ֔חַץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר מִצְרַ֖יִם לֹחֲצִ֥ים אֹתָֽ⁠ם

seen DOM (Some words not found in UHB: and=now see/lo/see! cry_of sons_of Yisrael come to,me and=also seen DOM the,oppression which/who from_Miʦrayim/(Miʦrayim/(Egypt))s oppressing DOM=them )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for this idea, you can express the idea behind the abstract noun oppression in another way. Alternate translation: [I have seen how the Egyptians are oppressing them]