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OET (OET-LV) And_they_said all the_leaders to all the_congregation we we_have_sworn_an_oath to/for_them in/on/at/with_LORD the_god of_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) and_now not we_are_able to_touch in/on/at/with_them.
OET (OET-RV) but their leaders told them, “We ourselves have promised them by our God Yahweh so now we can’t touch them.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rpronouns
אֲנַ֨חְנוּ֙ נִשְׁבַּ֣עְנוּ
we sworn
For emphasis, the leaders are stating a pronoun whose meaning is already present in the verb translated as sworn. If your language can state implied pronouns explicitly for emphasis, you may want to use that construction here in your translation. Other languages may have other ways of bringing out this emphasis. The ULT does so by using the intensive pronoun ourselves.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole
לֹ֥א נוּכַ֖ל לִנְגֹּ֥עַ בָּהֶֽם
not we_can (Some words not found in UHB: and=they_said all the,leaders to/towards all/each/any/every the,congregation we sworn to/for=them in/on/at/with,LORD god Yisrael and=now not we_can to,touch in/on/at/with,them )
In context such as this, the word translated as touch has the sense of “harm” or “kill.” In some languages, this may sound like an understatement for emphasis, and you could express the meaning that way. Alternate translation: “we cannot do the slightest thing to harm them”
9:1-27 Joshua once again failed to consult God (9:14; cp. 7:2-4), this time over an unexpected request. Other ancient Near Eastern accounts tell only of a leader’s triumphs; this author also recorded the shortcomings of Joshua and Israel’s elders. The real hero of the story is God, whose accomplishments the author wished to tell.
OET (OET-LV) And_they_said all the_leaders to all the_congregation we we_have_sworn_an_oath to/for_them in/on/at/with_LORD the_god of_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) and_now not we_are_able to_touch in/on/at/with_them.
OET (OET-RV) but their leaders told them, “We ourselves have promised them by our God Yahweh so now we can’t touch 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.