OET interlinear LEV 26:37

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠כָשְׁל֧וּ אִישׁ־בְּ⁠אָחִ֛י⁠ו

and,stumble (a)_man in/on/at/with,another_of,him

This is an idiom that describes people falling over each other in panic while trying to flee. Use a natural expression in your language for people tripping over one another in their haste to escape. Alternate translation: [fall over each other while running away] or [trip over one another as they flee]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

כְּ⁠מִ⁠פְּנֵי־חֶ֖רֶב

as_if,from,before_of sword

Here, face of is an idiom meaning “before” or “in front of.” Use a natural way in your language to express being threatened by a weapon. Alternate translation: [from before a sword] or [from someone threatening them with a sword]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כְּ⁠מִ⁠פְּנֵי־חֶ֖רֶב

as_if,from,before_of sword

This compares their panic to people fleeing from an armed enemy, even though no one is actually pursuing them. Use a natural way in your language to express this kind of comparison. Alternate translation: [as if someone were chasing them with a sword] or [like people running from an armed enemy]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

תְּקוּמָ֔ה

able_to_stand

Here, to stand means to successfully resist or fight back against enemies. Use a natural expression in your language for being able to defend oneself in battle. Alternate translation: [strength to resist] or [ability to defend yourselves]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

לִ⁠פְנֵ֖י אֹֽיְבֵי⁠כֶֽם

to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before enemies_of,your(pl)

See how you translated this idiom earlier in this verse. Here it means “before” or “against.” Alternate translation: [against your enemies] or [when your enemies attack]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / pronouns

וְ⁠כָשְׁל֧וּ & תִֽהְיֶ֤ה לָ⁠כֶם֙

and,stumble & be to/for=you(pl)

The text shifts from talking about the people in the third person (they) to addressing them directly (you). If this kind of shift would be confusing in your language, you can use the same person throughout. Alternate translation: [And you will stumble...you will have] or [And they will stumble...they will have]