OET interlinear ISA 41:24

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-foreground

הֵן

if

Yahweh is using the term Behold to focus the listeners’ attention on what he is about to say. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. Alternate translation: [Look]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

אַתֶּ֣ם מֵ⁠אַ֔יִן

you(pl) [are]_from,nothing

Yahweh says less than nought as an extreme statement for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different way to express the emphasis. Alternate translation: [you are utterly worthless]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

תּוֹעֵבָ֖ה יִבְחַ֥ר בָּ⁠כֶֽם

abomination chooses (in),you(pl)

The implication is that anyone who chooses to worship these idols does something that Yahweh finds detestable. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [He who chooses to worship you does what Yahweh finds detestable]

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

תּוֹעֵבָ֖ה יִבְחַ֥ר בָּ⁠כֶֽם

abomination chooses (in),you(pl)

Here Yahweh is using the pronoun He in a general sense, to refer to anyone who chooses to worship the idols, not to a specific person. Use an expression for this that would be natural in your language. Alternate translation: [Anyone who chooses you is an abomination]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

תּוֹעֵבָ֖ה יִבְחַ֥ר בָּ⁠כֶֽם

abomination chooses (in),you(pl)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of abomination, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [He who chooses you is someone I hate]