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OET (OET-LV) And_captured Gilˊād DOM the_fords the_Yardēn/(Jordan) against_ʼEfrayim and_it_was if/because they_said the_fugitives of_ʼEfrayim let_me_pass_over and_they_said to_him/it the_men of_Gilˊād ʼEfrayimite [are]_you and_said no.
OET (OET-RV) The Gileadites captured the crossing places of the Jordan along Efraim. Then when any of the survivors from Efraim would say, “May I cross over,” the men of Gilead would ask, “Are you an Efraimite?” If he said, “No,”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
to Ephraim
(Some words not found in UHB: and,captured Gilˊādites DOM fords the,Jordan against,Ephraim and=it_was that/for/because/then/when said fugitives ʼEfrayim cross_over and=they_said to=him/it men_of Gilˊād ?,Ephraimite you(ms) and,said not )
The author is using the name Ephraim to mean something associated with that tribe. This could mean: (1) Alternate translation: “at the place where people would cross into the territory of the tribe of Ephraim” (2) Alternate translation: “before the soldiers from the tribe of Ephraim could reach them and cross safely back over”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / collectivenouns
the fugitives of Ephraim
(Some words not found in UHB: and,captured Gilˊādites DOM fords the,Jordan against,Ephraim and=it_was that/for/because/then/when said fugitives ʼEfrayim cross_over and=they_said to=him/it men_of Gilˊād ?,Ephraimite you(ms) and,said not )
The author is using a plural form to refer to individuals. If it would be clearer in your language, you could express this with a singular form. Alternate translation: “a fugitive of Ephraim”
12:5 The Jordan River could only be forded at shallow crossings where tributaries had deposited silt, as was probably the case where the Jabbok flowed into the Jordan.
OET (OET-LV) And_captured Gilˊād DOM the_fords the_Yardēn/(Jordan) against_ʼEfrayim and_it_was if/because they_said the_fugitives of_ʼEfrayim let_me_pass_over and_they_said to_him/it the_men of_Gilˊād ʼEfrayimite [are]_you and_said no.
OET (OET-RV) The Gileadites captured the crossing places of the Jordan along Efraim. Then when any of the survivors from Efraim would say, “May I cross over,” the men of Gilead would ask, “Are you an Efraimite?” If he said, “No,”
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.