OET interlinear HERO (JDG) 11:30

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-background

וַ⁠יִּדַּ֨ר יִפְתָּ֥ח נֶ֛דֶר לַ⁠יהוָ֖ה וַ⁠יֹּאמַ֑ר

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_vowed Yiftāḩ/(Jephthah) (a)_vow to/for=YHWH and,he_said if to_give give DOM sons_of ˊAmmōn in,hand_of,my )

Here the author is providing background information to help readers understand what happens in the story. Since the first sentence of 11:32 describes the same thing as the last sentence of 11:29, the Israelite attack against the Ammonites, this verse and the next one are describing something that happened just before that. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [But before he led that attack against the Ammonites, Jephthah vowed a vow to Yahweh and said]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys

וַ⁠יִּדַּ֨ר יִפְתָּ֥ח נֶ֛דֶר לַ⁠יהוָ֖ה וַ⁠יֹּאמַ֑ר

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_vowed Yiftāḩ/(Jephthah) (a)_vow to/for=YHWH and,he_said if to_give give DOM sons_of ˊAmmōn in,hand_of,my )

This phrase expresses a single idea by using two words connected with and. The vowing and saying were not two different actions. The word vowed indicates what Jephthah was doing when he said this. Alternate translation: [And Jephthah solemnly promised Yahweh]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

וַ⁠יִּדַּ֨ר יִפְתָּ֥ח נֶ֛דֶר

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_vowed Yiftāḩ/(Jephthah) (a)_vow to/for=YHWH and,he_said if to_give give DOM sons_of ˊAmmōn in,hand_of,my )

It might seem that the expression vowed a vow contains extra information that would be unnatural to express in your language. If so, you can shorten it. Alternate translation: [And Jephthah made a vow]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / reduplication

אִם־נָת֥וֹן תִּתֵּ֛ן

if to_give (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_vowed Yiftāḩ/(Jephthah) (a)_vow to/for=YHWH and,he_said if to_give give DOM sons_of ˊAmmōn in,hand_of,my )

Jephthah is repeating forms of the verb give in order to intensify the idea that it expresses. If your language can repeat words for intensification, it would be appropriate to do that here in your translation. If not, your language may have another way of expressing the emphasis. Alternate translation: [If in fact you give]