OET interlinear EXO 8:29

uW Translation Notes:

הִנֵּ֨ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Mosheh see/lo/see! I going_out from,with,you and,I_will_pray to/towards YHWH and,he_will_turn_aside the,swarm from,Pharaoh from,servants_of,his and,from,people_of,his tomorrow only not again Parˊoh deal_falsely to=not letting_~_go DOM the,people to,sacrifice to/for=YHWH )

Behold 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. Alternate translation: [Know this]

Note 1 topic: translate-unknown

הֶ⁠עָרֹ֗ב

the,swarm

These are probably the common large flies that bother humans and livestock. See how you translated this in 8:21

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

מִ⁠פַּרְעֹ֛ה & פַּרְעֹה֙

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Mosheh see/lo/see! I going_out from,with,you and,I_will_pray to/towards YHWH and,he_will_turn_aside the,swarm from,Pharaoh from,servants_of,his and,from,people_of,his tomorrow only not again Parˊoh deal_falsely to=not letting_~_go DOM the,people to,sacrifice to/for=YHWH )

Moses may be using the third person to refer to Pharaoh to show respect, because the king appears to be relenting. If use of the third person is not a way of showing respect in your culture or is not a valid way of addressing an individual at all, you may need to change the form. Alternate translation: [from you … you]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

מִ⁠פַּרְעֹ֛ה מֵ⁠עֲבָדָ֥י⁠ו וּ⁠מֵ⁠עַמּ֖⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Mosheh see/lo/see! I going_out from,with,you and,I_will_pray to/towards YHWH and,he_will_turn_aside the,swarm from,Pharaoh from,servants_of,his and,from,people_of,his tomorrow only not again Parˊoh deal_falsely to=not letting_~_go DOM the,people to,sacrifice to/for=YHWH )

This list means “from everywhere and everyone” (in Egypt). This shows that the end of the plague will be as complete as its extent. You should translate the list in such a way that it does not convey limitation to these specifics but is understood to imply universality.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

אַל־יֹסֵ֤ף פַּרְעֹה֙ הָתֵ֔ל לְ⁠בִלְתִּי֙ שַׁלַּ֣ח אֶת־הָ⁠עָ֔ם

not again (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Mosheh see/lo/see! I going_out from,with,you and,I_will_pray to/towards YHWH and,he_will_turn_aside the,swarm from,Pharaoh from,servants_of,his and,from,people_of,his tomorrow only not again Parˊoh deal_falsely to=not letting_~_go DOM the,people to,sacrifice to/for=YHWH )

If this double negative would be misunderstood in your language, you could translate it as a positive statement. Alternate translation: [you must begin to deal truthfully with us and let our people go]

רַ֗ק אַל־יֹסֵ֤ף פַּרְעֹה֙ הָתֵ֔ל

only not again (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Mosheh see/lo/see! I going_out from,with,you and,I_will_pray to/towards YHWH and,he_will_turn_aside the,swarm from,Pharaoh from,servants_of,his and,from,people_of,his tomorrow only not again Parˊoh deal_falsely to=not letting_~_go DOM the,people to,sacrifice to/for=YHWH )

Alternate translation: [But you must not deceive us] or [But you must not lie to us]