OET interlinear JDG 11:18

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וַ⁠יָּבֹ֤א מִ⁠מִּזְרַח־שֶׁ֨מֶשׁ֙ לְ⁠אֶ֣רֶץ מוֹאָ֔ב

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_went in,wilderness and,it_went_around DOM earth/land ʼEdōm and=DOM earth/land Mōʼāⱱ and,it_came from_[the],rising_of sun of,the_land_of Mōʼāⱱ and,they,encamped on,the_other_side_of ʼArnōn and=not enter in,the_territory_of Mōʼāⱱ that/for/because/then/when ʼArnōn border Mōʼāⱱ )

The messengers are describing the location of one place relative to another in the way that is characteristic of their culture. In your translation, express this in the way your culture customarily describes the location of places relative to one another. See how you translated the comparable expression in [8:11](../08/11.md). Alternate translation: [and he traveled to the east of the land of Moab]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בְּ⁠עֵ֣בֶר אַרְנ֑וֹן

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_went in,wilderness and,it_went_around DOM earth/land ʼEdōm and=DOM earth/land Mōʼāⱱ and,it_came from_[the],rising_of sun of,the_land_of Mōʼāⱱ and,they,encamped on,the_other_side_of ʼArnōn and=not enter in,the_territory_of Mōʼāⱱ that/for/because/then/when ʼArnōn border Mōʼāⱱ )

The messengers are speaking from a vantage point south of the Arnon River, since the Israelites approached it from the south on their journey from Egypt. So the other side implicitly means the north side. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. See how you translated the similar expression in [10:8](../10/08.md). Alternate translation: [on the north side of the Arnon River]