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OET (OET-LV) And_kings strong they_were over Yərūshelēm/(Jerusalem) and_ruled in/on/at/with_whole_of the_region_beyond river_the and_tribute tax and_toll [was]_being_paid to_them.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
וּמַלְכִ֣ין תַּקִּיפִ֗ין הֲווֹ֙ עַל־יְר֣וּשְׁלֶ֔ם
and,kings mighty had on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yərūshelēm/(Jerusalem)
These kings are described here in a spatial metaphor as being higher than or above Jerusalem to indicate that this was the place in which and from which they ruled. Alternate translation: “And powerful kings ruled from Jerusalem”
Note 2 topic: writing-background
וְשַׁ֨לִּיטִ֔ין
and,ruled
This word even introduces further information. Alternate translation: “in fact, they ruled”
וְשַׁ֨לִּיטִ֔ין בְּכֹ֖ל עֲבַ֣ר נַהֲרָ֑ה
and,ruled in/on/at/with,whole_of province_beyond river,the
Alternate translation: “in fact, they ruled over the whole area that is Beyond-the-River province”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
וּמִדָּ֥ה בְל֛וֹ וַהֲלָ֖ךְ מִתְיְהֵ֥ב לְהֽוֹן
and,tribute custom and,toll paid to,them
If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this with an active form, and you could say who did the action. Alternate translation: “these kings conquered other nations and made them pay tribute” or “these kings conquered other nations and made them pay taxes, tribute, and duty”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet
וּמִדָּ֥ה בְל֛וֹ וַהֲלָ֖ךְ
and,tribute custom and,toll
See how you translated this phrase in 4:13. (A doublet can involve the use of more than two words.)
4:6-23 These verses are a parenthetical discussion of later opposition to Jewish rebuilding efforts. The account actually belongs with much later events in the reign of Xerxes (486–465 BC) and Artaxerxes I (465–424 BC), but it is included here because it fits with the theme of opposition. Chronologically, 4:6 fits between chs 6 and 7, while 4:7-23 fits before Neh 1.
OET (OET-LV) And_kings strong they_were over Yərūshelēm/(Jerusalem) and_ruled in/on/at/with_whole_of the_region_beyond river_the and_tribute tax and_toll [was]_being_paid to_them.
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.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.