OET interlinear JDG 8:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠יֶדְ⁠כֶם֩

(Some words not found in UHB: in,hand_of,your(pl) he/it_gave ʼElohīm DOM leaders_of Midyān DOM ˊOrēⱱ and=DOM Zəʼēⱱ and,what? able to_make like,you(pl) then subsided spirit_of,their from,on,him when,said,he the,word (the),this )

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

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

וּ⁠מַה־יָּכֹ֖לְתִּי עֲשׂ֣וֹת כָּ⁠כֶ֑ם

and,what? (Some words not found in UHB: in,hand_of,your(pl) he/it_gave ʼElohīm DOM leaders_of Midyān DOM ˊOrēⱱ and=DOM Zəʼēⱱ and,what? able to_make like,you(pl) then subsided spirit_of,their from,on,him when,said,he the,word (the),this )

Gideon is using the question form for emphasis and to be persuasive without being confrontational. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for those purposes, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. See how you translated the similar expression in the previous verse. Alternate translation: [So what I have done is not like what you have done!]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אָ֗ז רָפְתָ֤ה רוּחָ⁠ם֙ מֵֽ⁠עָלָ֔י⁠ו

then subsided spirit_of,their from,on,him

The author is speaking as if the spirit of the Ephraimite soldiers literally became smaller or weaker. In this context, the word spirit refers to anger. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Then they had less anger toward him]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠דַבְּר֖⁠וֹ הַ⁠דָּבָ֥ר הַ⁠זֶּֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: in,hand_of,your(pl) he/it_gave ʼElohīm DOM leaders_of Midyān DOM ˊOrēⱱ and=DOM Zəʼēⱱ and,what? able to_make like,you(pl) then subsided spirit_of,their from,on,him when,said,he the,word (the),this )

The author is using the term word to represent what Gideon said by using words. He is not referring to one specific word that Gideon spoke that made the Ephraimite soldiers less angry. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [when he said these things to them]