OET interlinear JDG 7:14

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys

וַ⁠יַּ֨עַן רֵעֵ֤⁠הוּ וַ⁠יֹּ֨אמֶר֙

and,answered his/its=neighbour and=he/it_said

This phrase expresses a single idea by using two words connected with and. The word answered tells why the comrade said this. Alternate translation: [And his comrade said in response] or [And his comrade responded]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-exceptions

אֵ֣ין זֹ֔את בִּלְתִּ֗י אִם־חֶ֛רֶב גִּדְע֥וֹן

not this(f) nothing if sword_of Gidˊōn

If, in your language, it would appear that the comrade was making a statement and then contradicting it, you could reword this as a positive statement. Alternate translation: [This can only be the sword of Gideon]

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

אֵ֣ין זֹ֔את בִּלְתִּ֗י אִם־חֶ֛רֶב גִּדְע֥וֹן

not this(f) nothing if sword_of Gidˊōn

The pronoun this refers to the loaf of barley bread in the dream. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [The loaf of barley bread in your dream can only represent the sword of Gideon]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

חֶ֛רֶב גִּדְע֥וֹן

sword_of Gidˊōn

The comrade is using the expression the sword of Gideon to mean the army of Gideon, by association with the way that his army would use swords as weapons. Alternate translation: [the army of Gideon]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

גִּדְע֥וֹן בֶּן־יוֹאָ֖שׁ אִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל

Gidˊōn son_of Yōʼāsh/(Joash) (a)_man Yisrael

See the discussion in the General Notes to this chapter for an explanation of why the comrade says that the loaf of barley bread must represent Gideon. Alternate translation: [that poor Israelite farmer, Gideon, the son of Joash]