OET interlinear JDG 4:24

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וַ⁠תֵּ֜לֶךְ יַ֤ד בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ הָל֣וֹךְ וְ⁠קָשָׁ֔ה

and,continued hand sons_of Yisrael to_grow and,strong

This combination of going and went is a common expression that the author is using to mean that a process continued to a certain point. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. Alternate translation: “So the hand of the sons of Israel became more and more severe”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וַ⁠תֵּ֜לֶךְ יַ֤ד בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ הָל֣וֹךְ וְ⁠קָשָׁ֔ה

and,continued hand sons_of Yisrael to_grow and,strong

Here, hand represents the power of a person or group. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “So the Israelites became more and more powerful in their opposition to Jabin”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / reduplication

יָבִ֣ין מֶֽלֶךְ־כְּנָ֑עַן & יָבִ֥ין מֶֽלֶךְ־כְּנָֽעַן

Yāⱱīn/(Jabin) king Kenaan & Yāⱱīn/(Jabin) king Kenaan

The author is repeating this phrase for emphasis. If it would not be natural in your language to do that, you may have another way of expressing the emphasis. The UST models one way to do this.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

הִכְרִ֔יתוּ אֵ֖ת יָבִ֥ין

destroyed DOM Yāⱱīn/(Jabin)

The author is using the name Jabin by association to mean the army of this king, which the Israelites destroyed. (The book does not say specifically that the Israelites killed Jabin himself.) Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. Alternate translation: “they broke the power of Jabin”