OET interlinear JDG 21:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וַ⁠יִּשְׂא֣וּ קוֹלָ֔⁠ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and,it_came the,people house_of -^ʼēl and=they_lived there until the,evening to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the=ʼElohīm and,they_lifted_up voice_of,their and,they_wept weeping bitterly )

The author is speaking as if a voice were something that could be physically lifted. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [And they cried out loudly]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לִ⁠פְנֵ֖י הָ⁠אֱלֹהִ֑ים

to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the=ʼElohīm

See the introduction to Judges for a discussion of the meaning of the phrase to the face of. Alternate translation: [before God] or [before God’s sacred tent]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys

וַ⁠יִּשְׂא֣וּ קוֹלָ֔⁠ם וַ⁠יִּבְכּ֖וּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,it_came the,people house_of -^ʼēl and=they_lived there until the,evening to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the=ʼElohīm and,they_lifted_up voice_of,their and,they_wept weeping bitterly )

This phrase expresses a single idea by using two words connected with “and.” The phrase lifted their voice tells in what way they wept. Alternate translation: [And they wept loudly]

Note 4 topic: writing-poetry

וַ⁠יִּבְכּ֖וּ בְּכִ֥י גָדֽוֹל

(Some words not found in UHB: and,it_came the,people house_of -^ʼēl and=they_lived there until the,evening to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the=ʼElohīm and,they_lifted_up voice_of,their and,they_wept weeping bitterly )

For emphasis, the author is using a construction in which a verb and its object come from the same root. You may be able to use the same construction in your language to express the meaning here. Alternatively, your language may have another way of showing the emphasis. Alternate translation: [and wept very greatly]