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OET (OET-LV) If/because now I_stretched_out DOM hand_my and_struck DOM_you and people_your in/on/at/with_plague and_cut_off from the_earth/land.
OET (OET-RV) By this time, I could have reached out and struck you and your people with such a plague that you would all have been obliterated from the land.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hypo
כִּ֤י עַתָּה֙ שָׁלַ֣חְתִּי אֶת־יָדִ֔י וָאַ֥ךְ אוֹתְךָ֛ וְאֶֽת־עַמְּךָ֖ בַּדָּ֑בֶר וַתִּכָּחֵ֖ד מִן־הָאָֽרֶץ
that/for/because/then/when by_now stretched_out DOM hand,my and,struck DOM,you and, people,your in/on/at/with,plague and,cut_off from/more_than the=earth/land
This verse presents two things that God could have done but did not do to the Egyptians. This is to set up the reason he gives in the next verse. Be sure that it is clear in your translation that these are hypothetical past events. See the note regarding Yahweh’s stated goals in the next verse. Some languages may need to reverse the order of these verses to put Yahweh’s goals before his non-action. Use the natural form in your language for expressing a hypothetical situation.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
שָׁלַ֣חְתִּי אֶת־יָדִ֔י וָאַ֥ךְ אוֹתְךָ֛
stretched_out DOM hand,my and,struck DOM,you
Here, my hand refers to God’s power. Alternate translation: “I could have used my power to attack you”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
וָאַ֥ךְ אוֹתְךָ֛ וְאֶֽת־עַמְּךָ֖ בַּדָּ֑בֶר
and,struck DOM,you and, people,your in/on/at/with,plague
Here, a plague is spoken about as if it were something that could be used to hit someone. If your readers would not understand what this image means in this context, you could use an equivalent metaphor from your culture. Alternatively, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and caused you and your people to suffer from a plague”
9:13-33 The seventh plague was a hailstorm (9:18). It rains in Egypt only a few days each year, and hail and thunderstorms are largely unknown, so this storm would have been terrifying. That may be why there is more theological reflection associated with it. The devastating effect of the plague was to destroy the flax and barley crops (9:31).
OET (OET-LV) If/because now I_stretched_out DOM hand_my and_struck DOM_you and people_your in/on/at/with_plague and_cut_off from the_earth/land.
OET (OET-RV) By this time, I could have reached out and struck you and your people with such a plague that you would all have been obliterated from the land.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.