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OET (OET-LV) That he_fought father_my for_you_all and_he_risked DOM life_his in_front and_delivered DOM_you_all from_hand of_Midyān.
OET (OET-RV) My father fought on your behalf, and even risked his life out front when he rescued you all from the Midianites,
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-hypothetical
אֲשֶׁר־נִלְחַ֥ם אָבִ֖י עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם וַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְ אֶת־נַפְשׁוֹ֙ מִנֶּ֔גֶד וַיַּצֵּ֥ל אֶתְכֶ֖ם מִיַּ֥ד מִדְיָֽן
which/who fought father,my for,you_all and,he_risked DOM life,his in,front and,delivered DOM,you_all from,hand 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
which/who
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
and,he_risked DOM life,his in,front
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”
9:1-57 The reign of Abimelech was the turning point between the comparative rest of the early period of judges (3:7–8:35) and the decline of the later years (10:1–16:31).
OET (OET-LV) That he_fought father_my for_you_all and_he_risked DOM life_his in_front and_delivered DOM_you_all from_hand of_Midyān.
OET (OET-RV) My father fought on your behalf, and even risked his life out front when he rescued you all from the Midianites,
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.