OET interlinear HERO (JDG) 9:17

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-hypothetical

אֲשֶׁר־נִלְחַ֥ם אָבִ֖⁠י עֲלֵי⁠כֶ֑ם וַ⁠יַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְ אֶת־נַפְשׁ⁠וֹ֙ מִ⁠נֶּ֔גֶד וַ⁠יַּצֵּ֥ל אֶתְ⁠כֶ֖ם מִ⁠יַּ֥ד מִדְיָֽן

(Some words not found in UHB: which/who fought father_of,my on,you(pl) and,he_threw DOM life_of,his from,in_front and,he_delivered ,you(pl) from,the_hand_of Midyān )

If you have decided to translate the long sentence in verses 16–19 as a series of shorter sentences, you could make this verse a sentence of its own. Alternate translation: [Now consider how my father fought for you and threw his life in front and delivered you from the hand of Midian]

Note 2 topic: writing-background

אֲשֶׁר

(Some words not found in UHB: which/who fought father_of,my on,you(pl) and,he_threw DOM life_of,his from,in_front and,he_delivered ,you(pl) from,the_hand_of Midyān )

Jotham is providing background information to remind the lords of Shechem what Gideon had done for the Israelites. They already know this information, but he is bringing it their attention and emphasizing it to show that they have not treated Gideon and his family “according to the deserving of his hands,” as he said in the previous verse. In your translation, introduce this information in a way that would be natural in your own language and culture. Alternate translation: [considering that]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וַ⁠יַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְ אֶת־נַפְשׁ⁠וֹ֙ מִ⁠נֶּ֔גֶד

(Some words not found in UHB: which/who fought father_of,my on,you(pl) and,he_threw DOM life_of,his from,in_front and,he_delivered ,you(pl) from,the_hand_of Midyān )

Jotham is using a common expression that means that Gideon risked his life by leading the armies of Israel and thus going in front of them into battle against the Midianites. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. You could also state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and put his life on the line] or [and risked his life]