OET interlinear JDG 18:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

מִ⁠קְצוֹתָ⁠ם֩ אֲנָשִׁ֨ים

from,ends_of,their (Some words not found in UHB: and,they_sent sons_of Dān from,tribe_of,their five men from,ends_of,their men sons_of valiant from,Zorah and,from,Eshtaol to,spy_out DOM the=earth/land and,to,explore,it and=they_said to,them go explore DOM the=earth/land and=they_came hill_country_of ʼEfrayim until house_of Mīkāh and,they_spent_the_night there )

The author is using the term border by association to mean the territory that was enclosed within the borders they describe. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [men from their territory]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בְּנֵי־חַ֜יִל

(Some words not found in UHB: and,they_sent sons_of Dān from,tribe_of,their five men from,ends_of,their men sons_of valiant from,Zorah and,from,Eshtaol to,spy_out DOM the=earth/land and,to,explore,it and=they_said to,them go explore DOM the=earth/land and=they_came hill_country_of ʼEfrayim until house_of Mīkāh and,they_spent_the_night there )

As the Introduction to Judges discusses, in certain contexts, the biblical text uses the expression sons of to mean that people are characterized by a particular quality. That is the case here. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [valiant warriors]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

לְ⁠רַגֵּ֤ל אֶת־הָ⁠אָ֨רֶץ֙ וּ⁠לְ⁠חָקְרָ֔⁠הּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,they_sent sons_of Dān from,tribe_of,their five men from,ends_of,their men sons_of valiant from,Zorah and,from,Eshtaol to,spy_out DOM the=earth/land and,to,explore,it and=they_said to,them go explore DOM the=earth/land and=they_came hill_country_of ʼEfrayim until house_of Mīkāh and,they_spent_the_night there )

The terms spy on and examine mean similar things. The author is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [to explore the land thoroughly]

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

וַ⁠יֹּאמְר֣וּ אֲלֵ⁠הֶ֔ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and,they_sent sons_of Dān from,tribe_of,their five men from,ends_of,their men sons_of valiant from,Zorah and,from,Eshtaol to,spy_out DOM the=earth/land and,to,explore,it and=they_said to,them go explore DOM the=earth/land and=they_came hill_country_of ʼEfrayim until house_of Mīkāh and,they_spent_the_night there )

The pronoun they refers to the leaders of the tribe of Dan, and the pronoun them refers to the five men. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [And the leaders of Dan said to these five men]

Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns

שָֽׁם

(Some words not found in UHB: and,they_sent sons_of Dān from,tribe_of,their five men from,ends_of,their men sons_of valiant from,Zorah and,from,Eshtaol to,spy_out DOM the=earth/land and,to,explore,it and=they_said to,them go explore DOM the=earth/land and=they_came hill_country_of ʼEfrayim until house_of Mīkāh and,they_spent_the_night there )

The pronoun there refers to the hill country of Ephraim. The next verse shows that the men were near but not in the house of Micah. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [in that area]