OET interlinear HAG 1:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וַ⁠יִּשְׁמַ֣ע & בְּ⁠קוֹל֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵי⁠הֶ֔ם וְ⁠עַל־דִּבְרֵי֙ חַגַּ֣י הַ⁠נָּבִ֔יא

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_listened Zərubāⱱel son_of Shəʼaltiy^ʼēl and,Joshua son_of Yəhōʦādāq/(Jehozadak) the=priest/officer (the),great and=all/each/any/every remnant_of of,the_people to,the_voice_of YHWH God_of,their and,to words_of Ḩaggay the,prophet just=as he,had_sent_him YHWH God_of,their and,they_were_afraid the,people from=face/in_front_of YHWH )

Here the word listened implicitly means “obeyed.” If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Then … obeyed the voice of Yahweh their God and the words of Haggai the prophet]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וַ⁠יִּשְׁמַ֣ע & בְּ⁠קוֹל֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵי⁠הֶ֔ם וְ⁠עַל־דִּבְרֵי֙ חַגַּ֣י הַ⁠נָּבִ֔יא

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_listened Zərubāⱱel son_of Shəʼaltiy^ʼēl and,Joshua son_of Yəhōʦādāq/(Jehozadak) the=priest/officer (the),great and=all/each/any/every remnant_of of,the_people to,the_voice_of YHWH God_of,their and,to words_of Ḩaggay the,prophet just=as he,had_sent_him YHWH God_of,their and,they_were_afraid the,people from=face/in_front_of YHWH )

Here the term voice represents what Yahweh said by using his voice and the term words represents what Haggai said by using words. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Then … obeyed what Yahweh their God and Haggai the prophet had said]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys

בְּ⁠קוֹל֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵי⁠הֶ֔ם וְ⁠עַל־דִּבְרֵי֙ חַגַּ֣י הַ⁠נָּבִ֔יא

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_listened Zərubāⱱel son_of Shəʼaltiy^ʼēl and,Joshua son_of Yəhōʦādāq/(Jehozadak) the=priest/officer (the),great and=all/each/any/every remnant_of of,the_people to,the_voice_of YHWH God_of,their and,to words_of Ḩaggay the,prophet just=as he,had_sent_him YHWH God_of,their and,they_were_afraid the,people from=face/in_front_of YHWH )

Here a single idea is expressed through two phrases connected with and. The second phrase tells by what means the action of the first phrase was accomplished. If it would be more natural in your language, you could convey this meaning with an equivalent expression that does not use “and.” Alternate translation: [what Yahweh their God had said through Haggai the prophet]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

וַ⁠יִּֽירְא֥וּ הָ⁠עָ֖ם מִ⁠פְּנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_listened Zərubāⱱel son_of Shəʼaltiy^ʼēl and,Joshua son_of Yəhōʦādāq/(Jehozadak) the=priest/officer (the),great and=all/each/any/every remnant_of of,the_people to,the_voice_of YHWH God_of,their and,to words_of Ḩaggay the,prophet just=as he,had_sent_him YHWH God_of,their and,they_were_afraid the,people from=face/in_front_of YHWH )

Here one part of Yahweh, his face, represents all of him. Alternate translation: [and the people feared Yahweh] or [and the people respected Yahweh]