OET interlinear HERO (JDG) 9:46

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-participants

בַּעֲלֵ֖י מִֽגְדַּל־שְׁכֶ֑ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_heard all/each/any/every masters_of tower of Shekem and=they_came to/towards stronghold_of house_of ʼĒl- -berith )

Here the author is probably re-introducing participants to the story whom he has mentioned earlier. They seem to be the same people who are described in 9:6 as “Beth Millo,” officers from a military post near the city that included its defensive tower. If your language has its own way of re-introducing participants, you can use it here in your translation. Alternate translation: [the officers of the military post that included the tower of Shechem]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בֵּ֖ית

(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_heard all/each/any/every masters_of tower of Shekem and=they_came to/towards stronghold_of house_of ʼĒl- -berith )

See how you translated the same expression in 9:4. Alternate translation: [the temple of]

Note 3 topic: translate-names

אֵ֥ל בְּרִֽית

ʼĒl- (Some words not found in UHB: and=they_heard all/each/any/every masters_of tower of Shekem and=they_came to/towards stronghold_of house_of ʼĒl- -berith )

The expression El-Berith seems to be another name for the false god that is called Baal-Berith in 8:33 and 9:4. El-Berith means “god of the covenant,” while Baal-Berith means “master of the covenant.” So that readers will know that this is the same false god, you could use the name Baal-Berith here, or you could use a general expression. Alternate translation: [their false god]