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OET (OET-LV) And_they_said the_elders of_Gilˊād to Yiftāḩ YHWH he_will_be hearing between_us if not as_say_you so we_will_do.
OET (OET-RV) “Yahweh will be a witness between us,” the Gilead elders responded, “that we’ll most certainly do what you just said.”
Note 1 topic: writing-oathformula
יְהוָ֗ה יִהְיֶ֤ה שֹׁמֵ֨עַ֙ בֵּֽינוֹתֵ֔ינוּ אִם־לֹ֥א כִדְבָרְךָ֖ כֵּ֥ן נַעֲשֶֽׂה
YHWH will_belong witness between,us if not as,say,you yes/correct/thus/so do
Following the custom of their culture, the elders are swearing an oath by stating the first part of a condition (“if”) but not the second part (“then”). If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explicitly state the second part of this condition. (In this context, the idea of Yahweh hearing includes the aspect of Yahweh judging and punishing people for not doing the things he has heard them promise.) Alternate translation: “If we do not do according to your word, then may Yahweh punish us for not keeping the promises he has heard us make to you”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
בֵּֽינוֹתֵ֔ינוּ
between,us
Here the term between is not a preposition but a substantive. The elders are speaking of the commitments that they and Jephthah have made to each other as if they were literally something that had taken on actual form in the space between them. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. You could also use plain language. Alternate translation: “the things that have passed between us” or “the commitments we have made to each other”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
אִם־לֹ֥א כִדְבָרְךָ֖ כֵּ֥ן נַעֲשֶֽׂה
if not as,say,you yes/correct/thus/so do
The elders are using the term word to represent what Jephthah has just said by using words. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “if we do not do exactly what you have said”
11:9-10 Jephthah made sure that the elders really were offering him the position of ruler, not just “commander.”
OET (OET-LV) And_they_said the_elders of_Gilˊād to Yiftāḩ YHWH he_will_be hearing between_us if not as_say_you so we_will_do.
OET (OET-RV) “Yahweh will be a witness between us,” the Gilead elders responded, “that we’ll most certainly do what you just said.”
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.