OET interlinear HAG 2:22

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

כִּסֵּ֣א מַמְלָכ֔וֹת

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I_will_overthrow thrones_of kingdoms and,I_will_destroy power_of kingdoms_of the=nations and,I_will_overthrow chariots and,riders_of,its and,they_will_go_down horses and,riders_of,their (a)_man by,the_sword_of his/its=brother )

Yahweh is not referring to a specific throne. He means the thrones of all of the kingdoms in the world. It may be more natural in your language to express this meaning by using a plural form. Alternate translation: [the thrones of kingdoms]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

כִּסֵּ֣א מַמְלָכ֔וֹת

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I_will_overthrow thrones_of kingdoms and,I_will_destroy power_of kingdoms_of the=nations and,I_will_overthrow chariots and,riders_of,its and,they_will_go_down horses and,riders_of,their (a)_man by,the_sword_of his/its=brother )

Yahweh is referring to the ruling authority of kingdoms by association with the royal throne on which the rulers of those kingdoms sit. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the ruling authority of kingdoms]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

וְ⁠הָפַכְתִּ֤י מֶרְכָּבָה֙ וְ⁠רֹ֣כְבֶ֔י⁠הָ וְ⁠יָרְד֤וּ סוּסִים֙ וְ⁠רֹ֣כְבֵי⁠הֶ֔ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I_will_overthrow thrones_of kingdoms and,I_will_destroy power_of kingdoms_of the=nations and,I_will_overthrow chariots and,riders_of,its and,they_will_go_down horses and,riders_of,their (a)_man by,the_sword_of his/its=brother )

Yahweh is using two components of an army, its chariot teams (the chariots and their riders) and its cavalry troops (the horses and their riders), to mean the entire army. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [I will destroy the entire armies of the kingdoms that oppose you]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

מֶרְכָּבָה֙ וְ⁠רֹ֣כְבֶ֔י⁠הָ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I_will_overthrow thrones_of kingdoms and,I_will_destroy power_of kingdoms_of the=nations and,I_will_overthrow chariots and,riders_of,its and,they_will_go_down horses and,riders_of,their (a)_man by,the_sword_of his/its=brother )

Yahweh is not referring to a specific chariot and rider. He means all of the chariots and riders in the armies of the kingdoms opposed to the Judeans. It may be more natural in your language to express this meaning by using a plural form. Alternate translation: [the chariots and their riders]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠יָרְד֤וּ

and,they_will_go_down

Here the word fall means “die” by association with the way someone who dies will fall to the ground. Be sure that it is clear in your translation that these horses and riders will not fall down accidentally. Alternate translation: [and … will die]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אִ֖ישׁ בְּ⁠חֶ֥רֶב אָחִֽי⁠ו

(a)_man (Some words not found in UHB: and,I_will_overthrow thrones_of kingdoms and,I_will_destroy power_of kingdoms_of the=nations and,I_will_overthrow chariots and,riders_of,its and,they_will_go_down horses and,riders_of,their (a)_man by,the_sword_of his/its=brother )

See how you translated the similar use of the phrase “a man” in 1:9. Alternate translation: [each one of them by the sword of his brother]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אִ֖ישׁ בְּ⁠חֶ֥רֶב אָחִֽי⁠ו

(a)_man (Some words not found in UHB: and,I_will_overthrow thrones_of kingdoms and,I_will_destroy power_of kingdoms_of the=nations and,I_will_overthrow chariots and,riders_of,its and,they_will_go_down horses and,riders_of,their (a)_man by,the_sword_of his/its=brother )

Here, the sword represents a violent death. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [each one when his brother kills him]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אָחִֽי⁠ו

his/its=brother

Yahweh is speaking of a fellow soldier as if he were literally the brother of another soldier whom he killed. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [his fellow solider]