OET interlinear ISA 31:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

וְ⁠נָפַ֤ל אַשּׁוּר֙ בְּ⁠חֶ֣רֶב לֹא־אִ֔ישׁ וְ⁠חֶ֥רֶב לֹֽא־אָדָ֖ם תֹּֽאכֲלֶ֑⁠נּוּ

and,it_will_fall ʼAshshūr by,a_sword not (a)_man and,a_sword not humankind it,will_consume_it

See how your translation team has decided to represent pairs of clauses in Hebrew poetry that mean basically the same thing. Alternate translation: [And Yahweh, not a human army, will destroy the Assyrians]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠חֶ֣רֶב לֹא אִ֔ישׁ וְ⁠חֶ֥רֶב לֹֽא אָדָ֖ם

by,a_sword not (a)_man and,a_sword not humankind

Here, a sword represents military power and warfare. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [by military power not of man, and military power not of mankind]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

וְ⁠חֶ֥רֶב לֹֽא אָדָ֖ם תֹּֽאכֲלֶ֑⁠נּוּ

and,a_sword not humankind it,will_consume_it

Isaiah is speaking of a sword as if it were a living thing that could devour someone. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and a sword not of mankind will kill him]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

אִ֔ישׁ & אָדָ֖ם

(a)_man & humankind

Here the masculine terms man and mankind have a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use language in your translation that is clearly inclusive of both men and women. Alternate translation: [humans … humans]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

מִ⁠פְּנֵי חֶ֔רֶב

from=face/in_front_of sword

Isaiah is using from the face of the sword as a common expression of the culture to mean “away from warfare.” 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: [from the fighting]