OET interlinear JDG 18:24

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וּ⁠מַה־לִּ֣⁠י ע֑וֹד

and,what? and,why? (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said DOM gods_of,my which/who made took and=DOM the=priest/officer and,you(pl)_have_gone and,what? to/for=me again/more and,why? this say to=me what? [is]_to,you )

Micah is using a common expression of his culture to suggest that nothing of value remains to him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [And what do I have left]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

וּ⁠מַה־לִּ֣⁠י ע֑וֹד

and,what? and,why? (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said DOM gods_of,my which/who made took and=DOM the=priest/officer and,you(pl)_have_gone and,what? to/for=me again/more and,why? this say to=me what? [is]_to,you )

Micah is using the question form to express his distress. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [And I have absolutely nothing left!] or [And you have left me with nothing!]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

וּ⁠מַה־לִּ֣⁠י ע֑וֹד

and,what? and,why? (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said DOM gods_of,my which/who made took and=DOM the=priest/officer and,you(pl)_have_gone and,what? to/for=me again/more and,why? this say to=me what? [is]_to,you )

Micah is making an overstatement for emphasis. If it would be clearer in your language, you could express the emphasis in a different way. Alternate translation: [And compared with what you took, what I have left is of little value]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

וּ⁠מַה־זֶּ֛ה תֹּאמְר֥וּ אֵלַ֖⁠י מַה־לָּֽ⁠ךְ

and,what? and,why? (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said DOM gods_of,my which/who made took and=DOM the=priest/officer and,you(pl)_have_gone and,what? to/for=me again/more and,why? this say to=me what? [is]_to,you )

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [So what is this, that you ask me why these men and I have assembled ourselves]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וּ⁠מַה־זֶּ֛ה תֹּאמְר֥וּ אֵלַ֖⁠י מַה־לָּֽ⁠ךְ

and,what? and,why? (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said DOM gods_of,my which/who made took and=DOM the=priest/officer and,you(pl)_have_gone and,what? to/for=me again/more and,why? this say to=me what? [is]_to,you )

Micah is using a common expression of his culture, what is this, to protest that the Danites’ question is unfair and has an obvious answer. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [So how dare you ask me, ‘What to you’?]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

וּ⁠מַה־זֶּ֛ה תֹּאמְר֥וּ אֵלַ֖⁠י מַה־לָּֽ⁠ךְ

and,what? and,why? (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said DOM gods_of,my which/who made took and=DOM the=priest/officer and,you(pl)_have_gone and,what? to/for=me again/more and,why? this say to=me what? [is]_to,you )

Micah is using the question form for emphasis. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [So it is very inappropriate for you to ask me, ‘What to you?’!]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

מַה־לָּֽ⁠ךְ

what? (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said DOM gods_of,my which/who made took and=DOM the=priest/officer and,you(pl)_have_gone and,what? to/for=me again/more and,why? this say to=me what? [is]_to,you )

Micah is repeating part of the question that the Danites asked him in the previous verse. See how you translated the expression “What to you” there. Alternate translation: [For what reason]