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OET-LV Are_like_a_scarecrow_of a_cucumber_field they and_not they_speak actually_(carry) they_are_carried if/because not they_walk do_not be_afraid from_them if/because not they_do_harm and_also doing_good there_is_not them.
OET (OET-RV) Those idols are like a scarecrow in a cucumber field,
⇔ not being able to speak.
⇔ What’s more, they have to be carried because they can’t walk.
⇔ Don’t be afraid of them because they can’t harm anyone,
⇔ but at the same time, there’s no good in them either.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile
(Occurrence 0) What they make with their hands is like scarecrows
(Some words not found in UHB: [are]_like,a_scarecrow_of cucumber_field they(emph) and=not speak to_carry they_are_carried that/for/because/then/when not walk not fear from=them that/for/because/then/when not do_~_harm and=also do_~_good not ,them )
A scarecrow is a man-like figure made to scare birds and prevent them from eating the crops. Here Yahweh compares the idols to scarecrows because they are not capable of doing anything.
(Occurrence 0) cucumber
(Some words not found in UHB: [are]_like,a_scarecrow_of cucumber_field they(emph) and=not speak to_carry they_are_carried that/for/because/then/when not walk not fear from=them that/for/because/then/when not do_~_harm and=also do_~_good not ,them )
a vegetable that is usually long, with green skin and white flesh that contains much water
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
(Occurrence 0) they have to be carried
(Some words not found in UHB: [are]_like,a_scarecrow_of cucumber_field they(emph) and=not speak to_carry they_are_carried that/for/because/then/when not walk not fear from=them that/for/because/then/when not do_~_harm and=also do_~_good not ,them )
If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [people have to carry them]
OET-LV Are_like_a_scarecrow_of a_cucumber_field they and_not they_speak actually_(carry) they_are_carried if/because not they_walk do_not be_afraid from_them if/because not they_do_harm and_also doing_good there_is_not them.
OET (OET-RV) Those idols are like a scarecrow in a cucumber field,
⇔ not being able to speak.
⇔ What’s more, they have to be carried because they can’t walk.
⇔ Don’t be afraid of them because they can’t harm anyone,
⇔ but at the same time, there’s no good in them either.
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.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.
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