OET interlinear ISA 11:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

לְ⁠מַרְאֵ֤ה עֵינָי⁠ו֙

to,the_sight_of his_eyes_of,his

Isaiah is using by the sight of his eyes as a common expression of the culture to mean “by what is seeable.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [by what his eyes see]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לְ⁠מַרְאֵ֤ה עֵינָי⁠ו֙

to,the_sight_of his_eyes_of,his

Here, the sight of his eyes represents outward appearance. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [by what he sees]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

לְ⁠מִשְׁמַ֥ע אָזְנָ֖י⁠ו

to,the_hearing_of his_ears_of,his

Isaiah is using by the hearing of his ears as a common expression of the culture to mean “by what is seeable.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [by what his ears hear]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לְ⁠מִשְׁמַ֥ע אָזְנָ֖י⁠ו

to,the_hearing_of his_ears_of,his

Here, the hearing of his ears represents what others report to him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [by what others report to him]

Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns

וַ⁠הֲרִיח֖⁠וֹ בְּ⁠יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְ⁠לֹֽא־לְ⁠מַרְאֵ֤ה עֵינָי⁠ו֙ יִשְׁפּ֔וֹט וְ⁠לֹֽא־לְ⁠מִשְׁמַ֥ע אָזְנָ֖י⁠ו יוֹכִֽיחַ

and,delighting,his [will,be]_in_the_fear_of YHWH and=not to,the_sight_of his_eyes_of,his judge and=not to,the_hearing_of his_ears_of,his decide

The pronouns he and his refer to the Messiah, the descendant of Jesse. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [And the Messiah’s breathing will be in the fear of Yahweh, and the Messiah will not judge by the sight of his own eyes, and he will not decide by the hearing of his own ears]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בְּ⁠יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה

[will,be]_in_the_fear_of YHWH

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of fear, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [will be in fearing Yahweh]