OET interlinear NAH 1:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

גּוֹעֵ֤ר

rebukes

The author says that Yahweh rebukes the sea as if Yahweh were scolding the sea as one might scold a person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [He controls]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אֻמְלַ֤ל בָּשָׁן֙

wither (Some words not found in UHB: rebukes (in),sea and,he,made_it_dry and=all the,rivers dries_up wither Bāshān and,Carmel and,the_blossom_of Ləⱱānōn withers )

Nahum assumes that his readers will understand that Bashan refers to a region with which they would be familiar, and more specifically, refers to the plant life growing there. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [The plants growing at Bashan wither]

Note 3 topic: translate-names

וְ⁠כַרְמֶ֔ל

and,Carmel

Carmel is the name of a mountain with many plants. If your readers would not be familiar with this place, you could include an explanation. Alternate translation: [also the plants of Mount Carmel]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְ⁠כַרְמֶ֔ל

and,Carmel

The author is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply “wither” from other parts of the sentence if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [the plants growing on Mount Carmel wither]