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OET (OET-LV) and_he/it_was in/on/at/with_was Yəhōshūˊa in/on/at/with_Yərīḩō and_lifted_up eyes_his and_he/it_saw and_see/lo/see a_man [was]_standing in_front_him and_sword_his [was]_drawn in_his/its_hand and_he/it_went Yəhōshūˊa to_him/it and_he/it_said to_him/it for_us [are]_you or for_adversaries_our.
OET (OET-RV) While Yehoshua was in the Yericho area, he looked up and saw a man in front of him. The man had drawn his sword and was holding it in his hand so Yehoshua approached him and asked, “Are you on our side, or with our enemies?”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
וַיִּשָּׂ֤א עֵינָיו֙ וַיַּ֔רְא
and,lifted_up eyes,his and=he/it_saw
The author is using a common expression to mean that Joshua looked some distance away, since he lifted up his eyes in order to do this and he had to walk over to the man whom he saw. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “that he looked off into the distance”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations
וְהִנֵּה
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was in/on/at/with,was Yəhōshūˊa/(Joshua) in/on/at/with,Jericho and,lifted_up eyes,his and=he/it_saw and=see/lo/see! (a)_man standing in,front,him and,sword,his drawn in=his/its=hand and=he/it_went Yəhōshūˊa/(Joshua) to=him/it and=he/it_said to=him/it ?,for,us you(ms) if for,adversaries,our )
The author is using the term behold to focus attention on what happens next in this story. Your language may have a comparable expression that you could use in your translation.
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
וְחַרְבּ֥וֹ שְׁלוּפָ֖ה בְּיָד֑וֹ
and,sword,his drawn in=his/its=hand
If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “and he had drawn his sword and was holding it in his hand”
5:13 Joshua was scouting the land and the city’s defenses near the town of Jericho to follow up on the report of the two spies (2:23-24). Joshua demonstrated personal courage when he approached the unknown figure whose sword was already drawn.
OET (OET-LV) and_he/it_was in/on/at/with_was Yəhōshūˊa in/on/at/with_Yərīḩō and_lifted_up eyes_his and_he/it_saw and_see/lo/see a_man [was]_standing in_front_him and_sword_his [was]_drawn in_his/its_hand and_he/it_went Yəhōshūˊa to_him/it and_he/it_said to_him/it for_us [are]_you or for_adversaries_our.
OET (OET-RV) While Yehoshua was in the Yericho area, he looked up and saw a man in front of him. The man had drawn his sword and was holding it in his hand so Yehoshua approached him and asked, “Are you on our side, or with our enemies?”
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.