OET interlinear ISA 7:20

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יְגַלַּ֣ח אֲדֹנָ⁠י֩ בְּ⁠תַ֨עַר הַ⁠שְּׂכִירָ֜ה בְּ⁠עֶבְרֵ֤י נָהָר֙

shave my=master with,a_razor (the),hired on_[the],other_sides_of river

Isaiah is speaking of the Lord’s judgment on Judah as if he would shave it with a razor. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the Lord will strip the land bare with a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates River]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

בְּ⁠תַ֨עַר הַ⁠שְּׂכִירָ֜ה בְּ⁠עֶבְרֵ֤י נָהָר֙

with,a_razor (the),hired on_[the],other_sides_of river

The expression hired from beyond the River 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: [with a razor that someone has hired from beyond the River]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

הָ⁠רֹ֖אשׁ וְ⁠שַׂ֣עַר הָ⁠רַגְלָ֑יִם

the,head and,the_hair_of of,the_feet

Isaiah is referring to the whole body by naming two extremes, the head and the hair of the feet. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [the hair of the entire body]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

וְ⁠שַׂ֣עַר הָ⁠רַגְלָ֑יִם

and,the_hair_of of,the_feet

Isaiah is using the phrase the hair of the feet as a polite way of referring to the private parts of the body. If it would be helpful for your readers, you could use a polite way of referring to this in your language, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and the hair of the private parts]

Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns

וְ⁠גַ֥ם אֶת־הַ⁠זָּקָ֖ן תִּסְפֶּֽה

and=also DOM (Some words not found in UHB: in_the=day (the)=that shave my=master with,a_razor (the),hired on_[the],other_sides_of river with,the_king_of ʼAshshūr DOM the,head and,the_hair_of of,the_feet and=also DOM the,beard take_off )

The pronoun it refers to the razor. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [the razor will also take away the beard]