OET interlinear JOS 1:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לֹֽא־יָמ֡וּשׁ סֵפֶר֩ הַ⁠תּוֹרָ֨ה הַ⁠זֶּ֜ה מִ⁠פִּ֗י⁠ךָ

not depart writing the,law the=this from,mouth,your

The phrase shall not depart from your mouth means that Joshua must read the book of the law, both alone and to the people of Israel. Jewish people read out loud, even when reading alone, so the command that the book of the law…not depart from your mouth is a command to read the book of the law. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate explicitly that this command refers to reading the book of the law. Alternate translation: “You shall not stop reading this book of the law”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

יוֹמָ֣ם וָ⁠לַ֔יְלָה

day and,night

Here, day and night is referring to all the time by naming major time components. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: “round-the-clock” or “all the time”

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

וְ⁠הָגִ֤יתָ בּ⁠וֹ֙ יוֹמָ֣ם וָ⁠לַ֔יְלָה לְמַ֨עַן֙ תִּשְׁמֹ֣ר לַ⁠עֲשׂ֔וֹת כְּ⁠כָל־הַ⁠כָּת֖וּב בּ֑⁠וֹ

and,meditate in/on/over=him/it day and,night so_that careful for=doing according_to,all the,written in/on/over=him/it

Here, so that marks be careful to do according to all that is written in it as the goal or purpose of meditating on the book of the law…day and night. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that this is the purpose.

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

תִּשְׁמֹ֣ר לַ⁠עֲשׂ֔וֹת כְּ⁠כָל־הַ⁠כָּת֖וּב בּ֑⁠וֹ כִּי־אָ֛ז תַּצְלִ֥יחַ אֶת־דְּרָכֶ֖⁠ךָ וְ⁠אָ֥ז תַּשְׂכִּֽיל

careful for=doing according_to,all the,written in/on/over=him/it that/for/because/then/when then make_~_prosperous DOM way,your and,then successful

Here, the phrase For then introduces the result if Joshua and the Israelites are careful to do according to all this is written in the law of Moses. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that this is introducing the result of carefully obeying the law of Moses.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

תַּצְלִ֥יחַ אֶת־דְּרָכֶ֖⁠ךָ וְ⁠אָ֥ז תַּשְׂכִּֽיל

make_~_prosperous DOM way,your and,then successful

The terms prosperous and succeed mean similar things. The author is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: “you will make your ways prosperous” or “you will succeed”