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OET (OET-LV) and_he/it_listened Fīnəḩāş the_priest/officer and_leaders the_congregation and_heads of_the_families of_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) who with_him/it DOM the_words which they_spoke the_descendants of_Rəʼūⱱēn and_the_sons of_Gād and_the_sons of_Mənashsheh and_good in/on/at/with_eyes_they.
OET (OET-RV) So Finehas the priest and the other community and clan leaders with him, listened to what the descendants of Rueben, Gad, and Manashsheh told them, and it sounded sensible to them,
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet
וּנְשִׂיאֵ֨י הָעֵדָ֜ה וְרָאשֵׁ֨י אַלְפֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
and,leaders the,congregation and,heads clans Yisrael
The terms mean similar things. The author is using them together for emphasis and clarity. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: “and the Israelite clan leaders whom the assembly had chosen”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
אֶת הַ֨דְּבָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֧ר דִּבְּר֛וּ בְּנֵי רְאוּבֵ֥ן וּבְנֵי גָ֖ד וּבְנֵ֣י מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה
DOM the,words which/who spoke sons_of Reuven and=the_sons Gād and=the_sons Mənashsheh
The author is using the term words by association to mean what the eastern representatives said by using words. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: “the explanation that the people of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh had given”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
וַיִּיטַ֖ב בְּעֵינֵיהֶֽם
and,good in/on/at/with,eyes,they
The author is using the term eyes by association to mean sight. Sight, in turn, represents perspective and judgment. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “And they judged this to be a good reason for building the altar”
22:1-34 Joshua’s first farewell was to the tribes east of the Jordan as he sent them home. Characteristically, he exhorted them to remain faithful.
OET (OET-LV) and_he/it_listened Fīnəḩāş the_priest/officer and_leaders the_congregation and_heads of_the_families of_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) who with_him/it DOM the_words which they_spoke the_descendants of_Rəʼūⱱēn and_the_sons of_Gād and_the_sons of_Mənashsheh and_good in/on/at/with_eyes_they.
OET (OET-RV) So Finehas the priest and the other community and clan leaders with him, listened to what the descendants of Rueben, Gad, and Manashsheh told them, and it sounded sensible to them,
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.