OET interlinear JDG 10:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-symaction

רֹֽכְבִים֙ עַל־שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים עֲיָרִ֔ים

rode on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was to=him/it thirty sons rode on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in thirty donkeys and=thirty towns to/for=them to/for=them called villages_of Yāʼīr/(Jair)'s until the=day the=this which/who in=land of_(the),Gilead )

In this culture at this time, Jair’s sons riding on these donkeys was a symbolic action that indicated that they were young men of wealth and status. This, in turn, indicated that Jair himself was wealthy and influential. Alternate translation: [each of whom he could afford to give a donkey to ride]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

לָ⁠הֶ֞ם יִקְרְא֣וּ

to/for=them called

Here the author is using they to refer to people in general. Use an expression for this that would be natural in your language. Alternate translation: [people call them] or [they are called]

Note 3 topic: translate-names

חַוֺּ֣ת יָאִ֗יר

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was to=him/it thirty sons rode on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in thirty donkeys and=thirty towns to/for=them to/for=them called villages_of Yāʼīr/(Jair)'s until the=day the=this which/who in=land of_(the),Gilead )

Havvoth Jair is the name of a group of cities.

Note 4 topic: translate-transliterate

חַוֺּ֣ת יָאִ֗יר

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was to=him/it thirty sons rode on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in thirty donkeys and=thirty towns to/for=them to/for=them called villages_of Yāʼīr/(Jair)'s until the=day the=this which/who in=land of_(the),Gilead )

In your translation, you could spell this name the way it sounds in your language, the way the ULT does. However, this name means the Cities of Jair, and if it would be helpful to your readers, you could say that in your translation instead. Alternate translation: [the Cities of Jair]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

עַ֚ד הַ⁠יּ֣וֹם הַ⁠זֶּ֔ה

until the=day (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was to=him/it thirty sons rode on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in thirty donkeys and=thirty towns to/for=them to/for=them called villages_of Yāʼīr/(Jair)'s until the=day the=this which/who in=land of_(the),Gilead )

By this day, the author means the time when he was writing. He and his audience knew when that was, but we are not entirely sure of it today. It may be helpful to use a general expression in your translation. Alternate translation: [at this time]