OET interlinear NEH 10:29

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מַחֲזִיקִ֣ים עַל

(Some words not found in UHB: and,rest_of the,people the,priests the,Levites the,gatekeepers the,singers the,temple_servants and=all the,separated from,peoples_of the,lands to/towards law_of the=ʼElohīm wives_of,their sons_of,their and,daughters_of,their all have_knowledge understand )

Here, clinging to is a figurative way of describing people who did not actually sign the scroll, as their leaders did, but who agreed with them and joined in the same purpose. Alternate translation: “agreed with” or “joined in the same purpose with”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֲחֵי⁠הֶם֮

(Some words not found in UHB: and,rest_of the,people the,priests the,Levites the,gatekeepers the,singers the,temple_servants and=all the,separated from,peoples_of the,lands to/towards law_of the=ʼElohīm wives_of,their sons_of,their and,daughters_of,their all have_knowledge understand )

Here, brother likely means that the leaders who signed the scroll were fellow Jews of the rest of the people. Alternate translation: “their fellow Jews”

אַדִּירֵי⁠הֶם֒

(Some words not found in UHB: and,rest_of the,people the,priests the,Levites the,gatekeepers the,singers the,temple_servants and=all the,separated from,peoples_of the,lands to/towards law_of the=ʼElohīm wives_of,their sons_of,their and,daughters_of,their all have_knowledge understand )

See how you translated this term in 2:16. Alternate translation: “the leading citizens”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וּ⁠בָאִ֞ים בְּ⁠אָלָ֣ה וּ⁠בִ⁠שְׁבוּעָ֗ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,rest_of the,people the,priests the,Levites the,gatekeepers the,singers the,temple_servants and=all the,separated from,peoples_of the,lands to/towards law_of the=ʼElohīm wives_of,their sons_of,their and,daughters_of,their all have_knowledge understand )

Here the story describes the covenant by two things associated with it. As part of the covenant, the people swore an oath to keep its terms, and they also said that anyone who broke its terms should be cursed. (That is, God should punish them.) If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning behind this figure. Alternate translation: “they made a serious agreement”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ⁠בָאִ֞ים בְּ⁠אָלָ֣ה וּ⁠בִ⁠שְׁבוּעָ֗ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,rest_of the,people the,priests the,Levites the,gatekeepers the,singers the,temple_servants and=all the,separated from,peoples_of the,lands to/towards law_of the=ʼElohīm wives_of,their sons_of,their and,daughters_of,their all have_knowledge understand )

Entering is a figurative way of saying that the people became parties to this agreement with God. The expression speaks as if the covenant were something that the people could physically go inside of, in order to become a part of it. Alternate translation: “they became parties to the covenant”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

לָ⁠לֶ֨כֶת֙ בְּ⁠תוֹרַ֣ת הָ⁠אֱלֹהִ֔ים

(Some words not found in UHB: and,rest_of the,people the,priests the,Levites the,gatekeepers the,singers the,temple_servants and=all the,separated from,peoples_of the,lands to/towards law_of the=ʼElohīm wives_of,their sons_of,their and,daughters_of,their all have_knowledge understand )

As in 5:9, walk is an idiom that describes a person’s conduct in life. Alternate translation: “to live their lives in obedience to the law of God”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִתְּנָ֔ה בְּ⁠יַ֖ד מֹשֶׁ֣ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,rest_of the,people the,priests the,Levites the,gatekeepers the,singers the,temple_servants and=all the,separated from,peoples_of the,lands to/towards law_of the=ʼElohīm wives_of,their sons_of,their and,daughters_of,their all have_knowledge understand )

If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this with an active form. Alternate translation: “which Moses gave to the people”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּ⁠יַ֖ד מֹשֶׁ֣ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,rest_of the,people the,priests the,Levites the,gatekeepers the,singers the,temple_servants and=all the,separated from,peoples_of the,lands to/towards law_of the=ʼElohīm wives_of,their sons_of,their and,daughters_of,their all have_knowledge understand )

Here, as in 9:14, hand represents control and action. Alternate translation: “Moses gave to the people”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מֹשֶׁ֣ה עֶֽבֶד־הָֽ⁠אֱלֹהִ֑ים

(Some words not found in UHB: and,rest_of the,people the,priests the,Levites the,gatekeepers the,singers the,temple_servants and=all the,separated from,peoples_of the,lands to/towards law_of the=ʼElohīm wives_of,their sons_of,their and,daughters_of,their all have_knowledge understand )

As in 9:14, Moses is called the servant of God. While Moses was also God’s servant in a more literal sense, this title is a figurative expression in the Old Testament that indicates that God used Moses to give his Law to his people the way a master would have a servant deliver a message. Alternate translation: “your special messenger”

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

וְ⁠לִ⁠שְׁמ֣וֹר וְ⁠לַ⁠עֲשׂ֗וֹת

(Some words not found in UHB: and,rest_of the,people the,priests the,Levites the,gatekeepers the,singers the,temple_servants and=all the,separated from,peoples_of the,lands to/towards law_of the=ʼElohīm wives_of,their sons_of,their and,daughters_of,their all have_knowledge understand )

Keep and do mean similar things. The repetition emphasizes the people’s resolve to keep God’s law. If it would be helpful in your language, you could combine these terms. Alternate translation: “carefully follow”

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

אֶת־כָּל־מִצְוֺת֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֲדֹנֵ֔י⁠נוּ וּ⁠מִשְׁפָּטָ֖י⁠ו וְ⁠חֻקָּֽי⁠ו

(Some words not found in UHB: and,rest_of the,people the,priests the,Levites the,gatekeepers the,singers the,temple_servants and=all the,separated from,peoples_of the,lands to/towards law_of the=ʼElohīm wives_of,their sons_of,their and,daughters_of,their all have_knowledge understand )

As in 1:7, commandments, judgments, and statutes mean basically the same thing. They refer to provisions in the Law of Moses. Here again the repetition emphasizes the people’s resolve to obey everything in God’s law. If it would be helpful in your language, you could combine them into a single phrase. Alternate translation: “everything Yahweh our Lord has commanded,” otherwise “the commands, rules, and laws of Yahweh our Lord” (A doublet can involve the use of more than two words.)