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OET (OET-LV) And_they_said to_him/it from_country distant very they_have_come your_servants because_of_name of_YHWH god_your if/because we_have_heard report_him and_DOM all that he_did in/on/at/with_Miʦrayim/(Egypt).
OET (OET-RV) “Your servants have come from a very distant land,” they replied, “because of the reputation of your God, Yahweh. We’ve heard the reports about him and everything that he did in Egypt,
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
מֵאֶ֨רֶץ רְחוֹקָ֤ה מְאֹד֙ בָּ֣אוּ עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ לְשֵׁ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ
from,country far very (Some words not found in UHB: and=they_said to=him/it from,country far very they_went your=servants because_of,name YHWH God,your that/for/because/then/when heard report,him and=DOM all/each/any/every which/who he/it_had_made in/on/at/with,Egypt )
If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: “Because of the name of Yahweh your God, your servants have come from a very distant land”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person
עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ
your=servants
To show respect to Joshua, the Gibeonites are speaking about themselves in the third person. They are not assuming that he has already agreed to let them serve him as their ruler. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this in the first person. Alternate translation: “We, your servants”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
לְשֵׁ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה
(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_said to=him/it from,country far very they_went your=servants because_of,name YHWH God,your that/for/because/then/when heard report,him and=DOM all/each/any/every which/who he/it_had_made in/on/at/with,Egypt )
Here, as in 7:9, Yahweh’s name represents his reputation. Alternate translation: “because of the reputation of Yahweh”
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 to_him/it from_country distant very they_have_come your_servants because_of_name of_YHWH god_your if/because we_have_heard report_him and_DOM all that he_did in/on/at/with_Miʦrayim/(Egypt).
OET (OET-RV) “Your servants have come from a very distant land,” they replied, “because of the reputation of your God, Yahweh. We’ve heard the reports about him and everything that he did in Egypt,
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.