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OET (OET-LV) Then they_spoke_together [those]_fearing (of)_YHWH each with his/its_neighbour and_took_note YHWH and_heard and_written a_document of_remembrance in_presence_him of_feared (of)_YHWH and_concerning_thought his/its_name.
OET (OET-RV) Then those who still respected Yahweh spoke with one another. Yahweh paid attention and listened, and while he watched, a book of remembrance was written about those who respected Yahweh and honoured his name.
The event described here may have taken place after the godly people in Israel repented of their sins.
(Occurrence 0) וַ֠יִּכָּתֵב סֵ֣פֶר זִכָּר֤וֹן לְפָנָיו֙ לְיִרְאֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה
and,written writing remembrance in,presence,him of,feared YHWH
This could mean: (1) the Israelites wrote a book so they would remember what they had promised and listed the names of people who feared Yahweh or (2) Yahweh caused someone in heaven to write a book with the names of people who feared him.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
סֵ֣פֶר זִכָּר֤וֹן
writing remembrance
This expression refers to any book that helps people remember important things, such as events or people who lived in the past.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
וּלְחֹשְׁבֵ֖י שְׁמֽוֹ
and,concerning,thought his/its=name
Here his name stands for God himself.
3:16 A scroll of remembrance—a Persian tradition—was a catalog of names with a record of events associated with those individuals. We are not told how many people signed the scroll.
• Those who feared him were people who were loyal to the Lord as God, obedient to God’s commands, and righteous in conduct and worship.
OET (OET-LV) Then they_spoke_together [those]_fearing (of)_YHWH each with his/its_neighbour and_took_note YHWH and_heard and_written a_document of_remembrance in_presence_him of_feared (of)_YHWH and_concerning_thought his/its_name.
OET (OET-RV) Then those who still respected Yahweh spoke with one another. Yahweh paid attention and listened, and while he watched, a book of remembrance was written about those who respected Yahweh and honoured his name.
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.