OET interlinear ISA 6:5

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

אֽוֹי־לִ֣⁠י

woe to=me

Isaiah is using the phrase Woe to me that expresses a strong feeling of distress. There may be an equivalent word or phrase in your language that you can use in your translation to convey this feeling. If not, you could say what Isaiah was feeling, or you could say what made him afraid. Alternate translation: [How terrible it is for me]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

נִדְמֵ֗יתִי

ruined

The expression I am destroyed is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [this wil destroy me]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

כִּ֣י

that/for/because/then/when

The word translated as For indicates that what follows is a reason for what came before. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that what follows is a reason for what came before. Alternate translation: [This is so because]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אִ֤ישׁ טְמֵֽא־שְׂפָתַ֨יִם֙

(a)_man unclean_of lips

Here, lips represents speech. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [a man whose speech is unclean]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

עַם־טְמֵ֣א שְׂפָתַ֔יִם אָנֹכִ֖י

people unclean_of lips I

Here, lips represents speech. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [a people whose speech is unclean]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

הַ⁠מֶּ֛לֶךְ יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת רָא֥וּ עֵינָֽ⁠י

the=king YHWH armies/messengers seen eyes_of,my

Isaiah is using my eyes to represent himself as a whole person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your culture or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I have seen the King, Yahweh of Armies]