OET interlinear JDG 21:22

uW Translation Notes:

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 to,make_a_complaint 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 to,make_a_complaint 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 to,make_a_complaint 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]