OET interlinear HERO (JDG) 18:30

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וַ⁠יָּקִ֧ימוּ לָ⁠הֶ֛ם בְּנֵי־דָ֖ן אֶת־הַ⁠פָּ֑סֶל

(Some words not found in UHB: and,they_set_up to/for=them sons_of Dān DOM the_carved,image and,Jonathan son_of Gērəshom son_of מְ he/it and,sons_of,his they_were priests of,the_tribe_of of,the_Danite[s] until day captivity the=earth/land )

The author is using a common expression of his culture to mean that the Danites set up the idol for worship. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [And the Danites set up the idol as an object of worship]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

הַ⁠דָּנִ֔י

(Some words not found in UHB: and,they_set_up to/for=them sons_of Dān DOM the_carved,image and,Jonathan son_of Gērəshom son_of מְ he/it and,sons_of,his they_were priests of,the_tribe_of of,the_Danite[s] until day captivity the=earth/land )

The author is not referring to a specific Danite. He means the tribe of Dan in general. It may be more natural in your language to express this meaning by using a plural form. Alternate translation: [the Danites]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

גְּל֥וֹת הָ⁠אָֽרֶץ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,they_set_up to/for=them sons_of Dān DOM the_carved,image and,Jonathan son_of Gērəshom son_of מְ he/it and,sons_of,his they_were priests of,the_tribe_of of,the_Danite[s] until day captivity the=earth/land )

The author is using the term land by association to mean the people who lived in the land. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [the exile of the people who lived in that land]