OET interlinear 2 KI 23:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

מִ⁠גֶּ֖בַע עַד־בְּאֵ֣ר שָׁ֑בַע

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_brought DOM all/each/any/every the,priests from,the_cities_of Yehuda and,he_made_unclean DOM the_high,places which/who burnt_incense there,(to) the,priests from,Geba until Bəʼēr- -sheⱱaˊ and,he_broke_down DOM high_places_of of,the_gates which/who entrance_of gate_of Yəhōshūˊa/(Joshua) chief the=city which on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in left (a)_man at,the_gate_of the=city )

The author is referring to all of the territory of Judah by naming two extremes, the city of Geba at its northern edge and the city of Beersheba in the far south. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [throughout the territory of Judah]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אֶת־בָּמ֣וֹת הַ⁠שְּׁעָרִ֗ים

DOM DOM DOM (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_brought DOM all/each/any/every the,priests from,the_cities_of Yehuda and,he_made_unclean DOM the_high,places which/who burnt_incense there,(to) the,priests from,Geba until Bəʼēr- -sheⱱaˊ and,he_broke_down DOM high_places_of of,the_gates which/who entrance_of gate_of Yəhōshūˊa/(Joshua) chief the=city which on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in left (a)_man at,the_gate_of the=city )

The author is using the expression high places to represent the kind of shrines that people built on high places, that is, on hilltops. Since these were in cities, at their gates, they would not necessarily have been in the highest location in a given area. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [the gate shrines]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

אִ֖ישׁ

(a)_man

Here the masculine term man has a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use language in your translation that is clearly inclusive of both men and women. Alternate translation: [a person]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בְּ⁠שַׁ֥עַר הָ⁠עִֽיר

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_brought DOM all/each/any/every the,priests from,the_cities_of Yehuda and,he_made_unclean DOM the_high,places which/who burnt_incense there,(to) the,priests from,Geba until Bəʼēr- -sheⱱaˊ and,he_broke_down DOM high_places_of of,the_gates which/who entrance_of gate_of Yəhōshūˊa/(Joshua) chief the=city which on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in left (a)_man at,the_gate_of the=city )

The author assumes that readers will understand that by the gate, he means the main gate of Jerusalem. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [at the main gate of the city]