OET interlinear JDG 6:11

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

וַ⁠יָּבֹ֞א מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֗ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_came messenger_of YHWH and=he/it_sat_down//remained//lived below/instead_of the,terebinth which/who [was]_in,Ophrah which/who [belonged,to]_Joash father_of -ezrite and,Gideon his/its=son threshing wheat in,winepress to,hide_[it] from=face/in_front_of Midyānites )

The author is introducing a new event in the story. The ULT indicates this with the word Now. Use a word, phrase, or other method in your language that is natural for introducing a new event.

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֗ה

messenger_of YHWH

See the discussion of this phrase in the Introduction to Judges, and see how you translated it in [2:1](../02/01.md).

Note 3 topic: translate-names

בְּ⁠עָפְרָ֔ה & אֲבִ֣י הָֽעֶזְרִ֑י

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_came messenger_of YHWH and=he/it_sat_down//remained//lived below/instead_of the,terebinth which/who [was]_in,Ophrah which/who [belonged,to]_Joash father_of -ezrite and,Gideon his/its=son threshing wheat in,winepress to,hide_[it] from=face/in_front_of Midyānites )

The word Ophrah is the name of a town, and the word Abiezrite describes a person who belonged to the group of descendants of a man named Abiezer.

Note 4 topic: writing-participants

וְ⁠גִדְע֣וֹן בְּנ֗⁠וֹ

and,Gideon (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_came messenger_of YHWH and=he/it_sat_down//remained//lived below/instead_of the,terebinth which/who [was]_in,Ophrah which/who [belonged,to]_Joash father_of -ezrite and,Gideon his/its=son threshing wheat in,winepress to,hide_[it] from=face/in_front_of Midyānites )

The author is using this phrase to introduce Gideon as a new participant in the story. If your language has its own way of introducing new participants, you can use it here in your translation. Alternate translation: [And one of his sons, Gideon]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

מִ⁠פְּנֵ֥י מִדְיָֽן

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_came messenger_of YHWH and=he/it_sat_down//remained//lived below/instead_of the,terebinth which/who [was]_in,Ophrah which/who [belonged,to]_Joash father_of -ezrite and,Gideon his/its=son threshing wheat in,winepress to,hide_[it] from=face/in_front_of Midyānites )

Here, to the face of represents being in the presence of the Midianites. See the discussion of the term to the face in the Introduction to Judges. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [from the presence of Midian]