InterlinearVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEUT JOB YEHO (JOS) HERO (JDG) RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG YOEL (JOEL) MIC ISA ZEP HAB YIR (JER) LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBAD DAN EZEK EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL 2 PS WIS TOB MAN BAR G DAN G ESD L ESD ESG JDT 3 MAC SIR 1 MAC 2 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL LAOD PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV
InterlinearVerse Lam C1 C2 C4 C5
Lam 3 V1 V4 V7 V10 V13 V16 V19 V22 V25 V28 V31 V34 V37 V40 V43 V46 V49 V55 V58 V61 V64
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / reduplication
צ֥וֹד צָד֛וּנִי
to_hunt they,hunted_me
The writer is repeating the verb Hunting before the main verb for emphasis, to show the relentless and determined nature of the pursuit. If your language can repeat words for intensification, it would be appropriate to do so here. If not, your language may have a comparable way to express emphasis. Alternate translation: [They hunted me relentlessly]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / simile
צ֥וֹד צָד֛וּנִי כַּצִּפּ֖וֹר
to_hunt they,hunted_me (Some words not found in UHB: to_hunt they,hunted_me like,bird enemies_of,my without_cause )
The point of this comparison is that just as a bird is helpless and easily caught by hunters, so the writer’s enemies pursued him relentlessly. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [I was helpless before their pursuit]
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.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.