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OET (OET-LV) And_built DOM the_stones an_altar in/on_name_of of_YHWH and_he/it_made a_trench as_hold of_two_seahs seed around about_the_altar.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
in the name of Yahweh
(Some words not found in UHB: and,built DOM the,stones altar in/on=name_of YHWH and=he/it_made trench as,hold seahs seed/offspring around about_the,altar )
“Name” here is a metonym for honor and reputation. This could mean: (1) “to honor Yahweh” or (2) “with the authority of Yahweh.”
trench
(Some words not found in UHB: and,built DOM the,stones altar in/on=name_of YHWH and=he/it_made trench as,hold seahs seed/offspring around about_the,altar )
a small waterway to hold water
Note 2 topic: translate-bvolume
two seahs of seeds
(Some words not found in UHB: and,built DOM the,stones altar in/on=name_of YHWH and=he/it_made trench as,hold seahs seed/offspring around about_the,altar )
A seah is a unit of volume equal to about 7.7 liters. Alternate translation: “about 15 liters of seeds”
18:31-32 The twelve stones that Elijah used to rebuild the altar in the name of the Lord should have reminded the people that God had a prior claim as the redeemer of all Israel (cp. Josh 4:1-11; see Isa 41:14; 49:26).
OET (OET-LV) And_built DOM the_stones an_altar in/on_name_of of_YHWH and_he/it_made a_trench as_hold of_two_seahs seed around about_the_altar.
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.