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OET (OET-LV) And_they_took the_men some_of_provisions_their and_DOM the_mouth of_YHWH not they_asked.
OET (OET-RV) The Israeli leaders tasted some of their provisions, but they didn’t ask Yahweh for advice.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
וַיִּקְח֥וּ הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֖ים מִצֵּידָ֑ם
(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_took the,men some_of,provisions,their and=DOM counsel YHWH not ask )
This could mean: (1) that the Israelite leaders tasted the provisions of the Gibeonites to see whether they were old. Alternate translation: “And the Israelite leaders tasted their provisions” (2) that they took some of these provisions out of the Gibeonites’ baggage to examine them. Alternate translation: “And the Israelite leaders examined their provisions”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
פִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה
(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_took the,men some_of,provisions,their and=DOM counsel YHWH not ask )
The author is using Yahweh’s mouth to represent Yahweh himself in the act of guiding or giving counsel. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your culture or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Yahweh to guide them” or “Yahweh to counsel them”
9:14 Israel’s leaders examined the bread to verify the Gibeonites’ story, but Joshua neglected to consult the Lord. This same oversight had cost lives at Ai, whereas the victories at Jericho and Ai had both been won when Israel followed God’s instructions precisely.
OET (OET-LV) And_they_took the_men some_of_provisions_their and_DOM the_mouth of_YHWH not they_asked.
OET (OET-RV) The Israeli leaders tasted some of their provisions, but they didn’t ask Yahweh for advice.
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.