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OET (OET-LV) And_it_was every [one]_who he_will_go_out of_doors house_your the_street_into death_his in/on/at/with_head_his_own and_we [will_be]_free and_all/each/any/every [one]_who he_will_be with_you in/on/at/with_house blood_his in/on/at/with_head_our if a_hand it_will_be in/on/over_him/it.
OET (OET-RV) If any of them leaves the house, their life will then be in their own hands and we’ll be innocent if they’re killed. But if anyone with you in this house gets injured, we’ll be responsible for that.
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-hypothetical
כֹּ֣ל אֲשֶׁר־יֵצֵא֩ מִדַּלְתֵ֨י בֵיתֵ֧ךְ ׀ הַח֛וּצָה דָּמ֥וֹ בְרֹאשׁ֖וֹ וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּ נְקִיִּ֑ם וְ֠כֹל אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִֽהְיֶ֤ה אִתָּךְ֙ בַּבַּ֔יִת דָּמ֣וֹ בְרֹאשֵׁ֔נוּ אִם־יָ֖ד תִּֽהְיֶה־בּֽוֹ
all which/who goes_out of,doors house,your the,street,into death,his in/on/at/with,head,his_own and,we innocent and=all/each/any/every which/who will_belong with,you in/on/at/with,house blood,his in/on/at/with,head,our if hand you(ms)_will_be in/on/over=him/it
This part of the verse expresses two possible situations and then gives the outcome of what will happen if the condition is met in each. (1) If Rahab or any person in her family goes outside the doors of her house then their blood will be on their own head (they will be responsible for their own death) (2) If any one who stays inside Rahab’s house is harmed then their blood will be on the spies heads (the two men will be responsible). Express these conditions in a way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “if anyone goes outside your house then it is that person’s own fault and we will be innocent. But if our army harms anyone who remains in your house then we will be responsible for that person’s death”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
דָּמ֥וֹ בְרֹאשׁ֖וֹ…דָּמ֣וֹ בְרֹאשֵׁ֔נוּ
death,his (Some words not found in UHB: and=it_was all which/who goes_out of,doors house,your the,street,into death,his in/on/at/with,head,his_own and,we innocent and=all/each/any/every which/who will_belong with,you in/on/at/with,house blood,his in/on/at/with,head,our if hand you(ms)_will_be in/on/over=him/it )
Here blood death. To be responsible for a persons death is spoken of as if the blood would be on thei responsible person’s head. Alternate translation: “their death will be their own fault” (See also: figs-metaphor)
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
דָּמ֥וֹ בְרֹאשׁ֖וֹ…דָּמ֣וֹ בְרֹאשֵׁ֔נוּ
death,his (Some words not found in UHB: and=it_was all which/who goes_out of,doors house,your the,street,into death,his in/on/at/with,head,his_own and,we innocent and=all/each/any/every which/who will_belong with,you in/on/at/with,house blood,his in/on/at/with,head,our if hand you(ms)_will_be in/on/over=him/it )
The two men are using one part of a person, the head, to represent all of a person who is guilty or responsible, specifically a person who is responsible for a death. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your culture or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “his blood will be his own responsibility...his blood will be our responsibility” or “his blood will be his own fault...his blood will be our fault”
וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּ נְקִיִּ֑ם
and,we innocent
Alternate translation: “and we will be without fault”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
יָ֖ד תִּֽהְיֶה־בּֽוֹ
hand you(ms)_will_be in/on/over=him/it
The phrase a hand is laid upon is an idiom meaning someone is injured or harmed. If your readers would not understand this, you could use an equivalent idiom or use plain language. Alternate translation: “that person is injured” or “if that person is harmed”
2:19 it will not be our fault. But . . . we will accept the responsibility: The spies used a standard formula to accept responsibility for any of Rahab’s family remaining with her in her house, but not for those who did not.
OET (OET-LV) And_it_was every [one]_who he_will_go_out of_doors house_your the_street_into death_his in/on/at/with_head_his_own and_we [will_be]_free and_all/each/any/every [one]_who he_will_be with_you in/on/at/with_house blood_his in/on/at/with_head_our if a_hand it_will_be in/on/over_him/it.
OET (OET-RV) If any of them leaves the house, their life will then be in their own hands and we’ll be innocent if they’re killed. But if anyone with you in this house gets injured, we’ll be responsible for that.
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.