InterlinearVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEUT JOB YEHO (JOS) HERO (JDG) RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG YOEL (JOEL) MIC ISA ZEP HAB YIR (JER) LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBAD DAN EZEK EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL 2 PS WIS TOB MAN BAR G DAN G ESD L ESD 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 LAOD 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 Hero C1 C2 C3 C4 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C15 C16 C17 C18 C19 C20 C21
Hero 5 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16 V17 V19 V20 V21 V22 V23 V24 V25 V26 V27 V28 V29 V30 V31
◄ ← HERO (JDG) 5:18 ↓ → ► ║ ≡ ©
OET-LV Zəⱱulun was_a_people which_it_despised life_of_its to_die and_Naftali was_on the_heights_of the_field.
OET (OET-RV) Zevulun were a tribe that devotedly risked losing their lives.
⇔ And Naftali (Naphtali) was at their heights on the battlefield.
Note 1 topic: grammar-collectivenouns
זְבֻל֗וּן עַ֣ם חֵרֵ֥ף נַפְשׁ֛וֹ לָמ֖וּת
Zəⱱulun people risked life_of,its to,die
Since the song is referring to a group of people, it might be more natural in your language to use the plural form of soul. Alternate translation: [The people of Zebulun were reproaching their souls unto death]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
זְבֻל֗וּן עַ֣ם חֵרֵ֥ף נַפְשׁ֛וֹ לָמ֖וּת
Zəⱱulun people risked life_of,its to,die
The song is speaking as if the people of the tribe of Zebulun had literally been reproaching their souls during the battle, that is, as if they had been taunting or shaming them for wanting to stay alive. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [The people of Zebulun told themselves not to be afraid to die]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis
וְנַפְתָּלִ֑י עַ֖ל מְרוֹמֵ֥י שָׂדֶֽה
(Some words not found in UHB: Zəⱱulun people risked life_of,its to,die and=Naftali on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in heights_of field )
The song is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [and the people of Naphtali were also not afraid to die on the heights on the battlefield]
OET-LV Zəⱱulun was_a_people which_it_despised life_of_its to_die and_Naftali was_on the_heights_of the_field.
OET (OET-RV) Zevulun were a tribe that devotedly risked losing their lives.
⇔ And Naftali (Naphtali) was at their heights on the battlefield.
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.