OET interlinear LEV 20:24

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

וָאֹמַ֣ר לָכֶ֗ם אַתֶּם֮ תִּֽירְשׁ֣וּ אֶת־ אַדְמָתָם֒

(Some words not found in UHB: and,said to/for=you(pl) you(pl) inherit DOM land_of,their and,I give,it to/for=you(pl) to,possess DOM=her/it earth/land flowing_of milk and,honey I YHWH God_of,your(pl) which/who set_~_apart DOM,you(pl) from/more_than the,peoples )

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. It may be helpful to begin a new sentence here. Alternate translation, with a period before: [And I told you that you yourselves will inherit their land]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rpronouns

אַתֶּם֮ תִּֽירְשׁ֣וּ אֶת־ אַדְמָתָם֒

you(pl) inherit DOM (Some words not found in UHB: and,said to/for=you(pl) you(pl) inherit DOM land_of,their and,I give,it to/for=you(pl) to,possess DOM=her/it earth/land flowing_of milk and,honey I YHWH God_of,your(pl) which/who set_~_apart DOM,you(pl) from/more_than the,peoples )

This expression uses the words yourselves to emphasize how significant it was that Israel would inherit the promised land. Use a way that is natural in your language to indicate this significance. Alternate translation: [Even you will inherit their land] or [It is you who will inherit their land]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אֶ֛רֶץ זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּ⁠דְבָ֑שׁ

earth/land flowing_of milk and,honey

The phrase a land flowing with milk and honey is an idiom. First, the terms milk and honey are used a representations of delicious and indulgent food items. Furthermore, the land is so full of these representative food items that the expression speaks of the land flowing with them. As a result, this expression describes a land with productive, fertile soil that produces good and abundant food. If this expression would be unclear in your land, consider stating the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [a land with good, productive, and fertile soil] or [a land that produces abundant food]