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OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_said Yəhūdāh to brothers_his what [is_the]_profit (cmp) we_will_kill DOM brother_our and_cover_up DOM blood_his.
OET (OET-RV) Then Yehudah (Judah) said to his brothers, “What will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוּדָ֖ה אֶל אֶחָ֑יו
and=he/it_said Yehuda to/towards brothers,his
Alternate translation: “Then Judah asked his brothers,”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
מַה בֶּ֗צַע
what? profit
Judah uses a rhetorical question here to emphasize his point. Do what is best in your language. Alternate translation: “What will we gain”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
כִּ֤י נַהֲרֹג֙ אֶת אָחִ֔ינוּ וְכִסִּ֖ינוּ אֶת דָּמֽוֹ
that/for/because/then/when kill DOM brother,our and,cover_up DOM blood,his
The phrase cover up is an idiom that means to prevent people from knowing about something evil that was done. Also, the phrase his blood is an idiom that refers to Joseph’s death. Alternate translation: “if we kill our brother and try to keep people from finding out about it”
37:26 Judah began to exercise leadership that he would continue to develop as events unfolded (see 43:8-10).
OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_said Yəhūdāh to brothers_his what [is_the]_profit (cmp) we_will_kill DOM brother_our and_cover_up DOM blood_his.
OET (OET-RV) Then Yehudah (Judah) said to his brothers, “What will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.