InterlinearVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEU JOB JOS JDG RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG JOEL MIC ISA ZEP HAB JER LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBA DAN EZE EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL 2 PS WIS TOB MAN BAR DNG GES LES ESG JDT 3 MAC SIR 1 MAC 2 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL LAO PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV
InterlinearVerse Jdg C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C15 C16 C17 C18 C19 C20
Jdg 21 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16 V17 V18 V19 V20 V21 V23 V24 V25
OET-LV And_it_was if/because fathers_of_their or brothers_of_their they_will_come mmm[fn] to_us and_we_will_say to_them show_favour_for_us_to them if/because not we_took each_man his/its_wife/woman in_battle if/because not you(pl) you(pl)_gave_them to/for_them about_time you(pl)_will_be_guilty.
21:22 OSHB variant note: ל/רוב: (x-qere) ’לָ/רִ֣יב’: lemma=l/7378 n=1.1.1.0 morph=HR/Vqc id=0752H לָ/רִ֣יב
OET (OET-RV) When their fathers or brothers complain to us, we’ll tell them, “Let them have them since we didn’t find you for them. And you all won’t be guilty of giving them to the Benyamites because they stole them.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes
וְאָמַ֤רְנוּ אֲלֵיהֶם֙ חָנּ֣וּנוּ אוֹתָ֔ם כִּ֣י לֹ֥א לָקַ֛חְנוּ אִ֥ישׁ אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה כִּ֣י לֹ֥א אַתֶּ֛ם נְתַתֶּ֥ם לָהֶ֖ם כָּעֵ֥ת תֶּאְשָֽׁמוּ
and,we_will_say to,them show,favor_for_us_to ,them (Some words not found in UHB: and=it_was that/for/because/then/when they_went fathers_of,their or brothers_of,their ל,רוב to,us and,we_will_say to,them show,favor_for_us_to ,them that/for/because/then/when not capture (a)_man his/its=wife/woman in,battle that/for/because/then/when not you(pl) give to/for=them about,time guilty )
If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [that we will ask them to grant them to us since we did not take, a man his wife, in the battle. We will tell them that they will not be guilty, since they have not given to them at this time]
Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
חָנּ֣וּנוּ אוֹתָ֔ם כִּ֣י לֹ֥א לָקַ֛חְנוּ אִ֥ישׁ אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה
show,favor_for_us_to ,them (Some words not found in UHB: and=it_was that/for/because/then/when they_went fathers_of,their or brothers_of,their ל,רוב to,us and,we_will_say to,them show,favor_for_us_to ,them that/for/because/then/when not capture (a)_man his/its=wife/woman in,battle that/for/because/then/when not you(pl) give to/for=them about,time guilty )
If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: [Since we did not take, a man his wife, in the battle, grant us them]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
לֹ֥א לָקַ֛חְנוּ אִ֥ישׁ אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה
not capture (a)_man not (Some words not found in UHB: and=it_was that/for/because/then/when they_went fathers_of,their or brothers_of,their ל,רוב to,us and,we_will_say to,them show,favor_for_us_to ,them that/for/because/then/when not capture (a)_man his/its=wife/woman in,battle that/for/because/then/when not you(pl) give to/for=them about,time guilty )
The elders assume that the men of Shiloh will understand that they mean that when they fought against the tribe of Benjamin, they did not take any Benjaminite women as captives (with a view towards them eventually becoming their wives). The implication is that as a result, there are no women left from that tribe to become wives of the surviving Benjaminites. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [when we fought against the tribe of Benjamin, we did not take any women from that tribe as captives whom we might now give to the Benjaminites, so there will not be enough wives for the surviving Benjaminites without your daughters and sisters]
OET-LV And_it_was if/because fathers_of_their or brothers_of_their they_will_come mmm[fn] to_us and_we_will_say to_them show_favour_for_us_to them if/because not we_took each_man his/its_wife/woman in_battle if/because not you(pl) you(pl)_gave_them to/for_them about_time you(pl)_will_be_guilty.
21:22 OSHB variant note: ל/רוב: (x-qere) ’לָ/רִ֣יב’: lemma=l/7378 n=1.1.1.0 morph=HR/Vqc id=0752H לָ/רִ֣יב
OET (OET-RV) When their fathers or brothers complain to us, we’ll tell them, “Let them have them since we didn’t find you for them. And you all won’t be guilty of giving them to the Benyamites because they stole them.
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.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.