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OET (OET-LV) For_built to/for_us an_altar to_turn_away from_following YHWH and_if to_offer on/upon/above_him/it a_burnt_offering and_grain_offerings and_if for_doing on/upon/above_him/it sacrifices of_peace_offerings YHWH he may_he_require.
OET (OET-RV) If we’d aimed to build an altar for ourselves to turn away from following Yahweh, or if it was to offer burnt offerings or grain offerings on it, or if to make the sacrifices of peace offerings on it, Yahweh himself will handle it.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis
לִבְנ֥וֹת לָ֨נוּ֙ מִזְבֵּ֔חַ
for,built to/for=us altar
The author is leaving out some of the words that a sentence would need in many languages to be complete. If your readers might misunderstand this, you could supply these words from the context. Alternate translation: “If it was to build for ourselves an altar”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
לָשׁ֖וּב מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה
to,turn_away from,following YHWH
The eastern representatives are speaking as if following Yahweh were like walking behind him on a path. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “to stop being loyal to Yahweh”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
יְהוָ֖ה ה֥וּא יְבַקֵּֽשׁ
YHWH he/it take_vengeance
The eastern representatives are using a common expression to mean that Yahweh will investigate and punish wrongdoing. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “may Yahweh investigate what we have done and punish us for it”
22:23 The eastern tribes swore by the name of the Lord that they were not guilty.
• The instructions for sacrifices prescribed burnt offerings or grain offerings or peace offerings (Lev 1–3). At this time, Israel’s worship was centered at the Tabernacle in Shiloh. To offer sacrifices anywhere but the central sanctuary was a violation of God’s covenant.
OET (OET-LV) For_built to/for_us an_altar to_turn_away from_following YHWH and_if to_offer on/upon/above_him/it a_burnt_offering and_grain_offerings and_if for_doing on/upon/above_him/it sacrifices of_peace_offerings YHWH he may_he_require.
OET (OET-RV) If we’d aimed to build an altar for ourselves to turn away from following Yahweh, or if it was to offer burnt offerings or grain offerings on it, or if to make the sacrifices of peace offerings on it, Yahweh himself will handle it.
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.