OET interlinear JDG 9:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-names

וְ⁠כָל־בֵּ֣ית מִלּ֔וֹא

and=all house_of -millo

The expression Beth Millo could be: (1) an expression meaning “the house of Millo,” that is, the residents of a place that was described by that term, which means a fortification. This could be the same place as the “citadel” described in [9:46](../09/46.md). These might therefore have been soldiers or military officers. Alternate translation: [and all of the officers from the citadel] (2) the name of a town near Shechem. In that case, the author may be leaving the phrase the lords of to be understood implicitly in this second instance. Alternate translation: [and all of the leaders of the nearby town of Beth Millo]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

עִם־אֵל֥וֹן מֻצָּ֖ב אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּ⁠שְׁכֶֽם

with oak/large_tree pillar which/who in/on/at/with,Shechem

The author assumes that readers will know what oak and pillar he is referring to. Joshua had set up the pillar under that oak there in Shechem as a witness of the covenant that the Israelites had made with Yahweh to worship him alone as their God ([Joshua 24:26–27](../jos/24/26.md)). You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [beside the oak in Shechem under which Joshua had set up a pillar]

Note 3 topic: translate-symaction

עִם־אֵל֥וֹן מֻצָּ֖ב אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּ⁠שְׁכֶֽם

with oak/large_tree pillar which/who in/on/at/with,Shechem

Making Abimelech king next to this pillar under this oak tree was a symbolic action, given the history of the place. Since the lords of Shechem had given Abimelech money from the temple of Baal-Berith to establish himself as king, Baal-Berith was Abimelech’s patron god. So the location of this ceremony was intended to signify that, in place of their covenant with Yahweh, the people were installing a king who would lead them in the worship of Baal-Berith. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explain the significance of this action. Alternate translation: [under the patronage of Baal-Berith, beside the very same oak tree in Shechem where Joshua had set up a pillar to remind the Israelites of their covenant with Yahweh]