OET interlinear JDG 7:25

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-names

אֶת־עֹרֵ֣ב וְ⁠אֶת־זְאֵ֗ב

DOM ˊOrēⱱ and=DOM Zəʼēⱱ

The words Oreb and Zeeb are the names of men.

Note 2 topic: translate-names

בְּ⁠צוּר־עוֹרֵב֙ & בְ⁠יֶֽקֶב־זְאֵ֔ב

at,the_rock_of ˊOrēⱱ & at, Zəʼēⱱ

The expressions the rock of Oreb and the winepress of Zeeb are the names of places. Some languages may present these names as titles. Alternate translation: [at the Rock of Zeeb … at the Winepress of Oreb]

Note 3 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

וְ⁠רֹאשׁ־עֹרֵ֣ב וּ⁠זְאֵ֔ב הֵבִ֨יאוּ֙

and,the_head_of ˊOrēⱱ and,Zeeb brought

Since the author is referring to two people, it might be more natural in your language to use the plural form of head. Alternate translation: [and they brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אֶל־גִּדְע֔וֹן מֵ⁠עֵ֖בֶר לַ⁠יַּרְדֵּֽן

to/towards to/towards Gidˊōn from_[the],other_side of,Jordan

This could mean: (1) that the soldiers from Ephraim pursued the fleeing Midianite soldiers across the Jordan River, bringing the heads of Oreb and Zeeb with them, and when they met Gideon on the east side of the river, they presented the heads to him. This would mean that [8:4](../08/04.md) is resuming the story after this episode. Alternate translation: [to Gideon after he crossed the Jordan] (2) that the soldiers from Ephraim pursued the fleeing Midianite soldiers across the Jordan River, found and killed Oreb and Zeeb on the east side of the river, and then brought their heads back to Gideon on the west side of the river. This would mean that the phrase they chased after Midian is a summary of what happened in the first part of the verse. Alternate translation: [back across the river to Gideon]