OET interlinear EXO 8:17

uW Translation Notes:

וַ⁠יֵּט֩ אַהֲרֹ֨ן אֶת־יָד֤⁠וֹ בְ⁠מַטֵּ֨⁠הוּ֙ וַ⁠יַּךְ֙ אֶת־עֲפַ֣ר הָ⁠אָ֔רֶץ

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when if not,you let_~_go DOM people_of,my here,I send on,you and,on,your(pl)_of,servants and,on,your_of,people and,on,your(pl)_of,houses DOM the,swarm and,they_will_be_full houses_of from_Miʦrayim/(Miʦrayim/(Egypt))s DOM the,swarm and=also the=soil which/who they [are]_on,it )

Again, this is one action or motion, but it is described with the two verbs, stretched and struck, that occur throughout this section of plague judgment. See how you translated it in the [previous verse](../08/16.md).

אֶת־יָד֤⁠וֹ בְ⁠מַטֵּ֨⁠הוּ֙

DOM DOM DOM (Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when if not,you let_~_go DOM people_of,my here,I send on,you and,on,your(pl)_of,servants and,on,your_of,people and,on,your(pl)_of,houses DOM the,swarm and,they_will_be_full houses_of from_Miʦrayim/(Miʦrayim/(Egypt))s DOM the,swarm and=also the=soil which/who they [are]_on,it )

See note in the [introduction to chapter 8](../08/intro.md) regarding the hand and staff.

Note 1 topic: translate-unknown

הַ⁠כִּנָּ֔ם & כִנִּ֖ים

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when if not,you let_~_go DOM people_of,my here,I send on,you and,on,your(pl)_of,servants and,on,your_of,people and,on,your(pl)_of,houses DOM the,swarm and,they_will_be_full houses_of from_Miʦrayim/(Miʦrayim/(Egypt))s DOM the,swarm and=also the=soil which/who they [are]_on,it )

Again, we do not know what this term refers to for certain, so see how you translated it in [8:16](../08/16.md).

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

בָּ⁠אָדָ֖ם

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when if not,you let_~_go DOM people_of,my here,I send on,you and,on,your(pl)_of,servants and,on,your_of,people and,on,your(pl)_of,houses DOM the,swarm and,they_will_be_full houses_of from_Miʦrayim/(Miʦrayim/(Egypt))s DOM the,swarm and=also the=soil which/who they [are]_on,it )

Here man includes women and children. Alternate translation: [people] or [mankind] or [humans] See the UST.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

כָּל־עֲפַ֥ר הָ⁠אָ֛רֶץ & בְּ⁠כָל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when if not,you let_~_go DOM people_of,my here,I send on,you and,on,your(pl)_of,servants and,on,your_of,people and,on,your(pl)_of,houses DOM the,swarm and,they_will_be_full houses_of from_Miʦrayim/(Miʦrayim/(Egypt))s DOM the,swarm and=also the=soil which/who they [are]_on,it )

This extraordinary statement with the repeated all is used to emphasize the extent and severity of the plague. If this would be unnatural in your language use a natural way to communicate that.