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OET (OET-LV) And_brought_up DOM the_leaders_of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) from_under of_the_wall and_appointed two_of thanksgiving_choirs large and_went_in_procession to_the_right from_under of_the_wall to_gate_of the_dung.
OET (OET-RV) Then I assembled Yehudah’s leaders together up on top of the wall, and I assigned them into two large groups who would give thanks as they walked around it.
¶ The first group headed towards the Dung Gate on the right.
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-time-sequential
וָאַעֲלֶה֙
and,brought_~_up
In this context, the conjunction and indicates that the events the story will now describe came after the event it has just described. If it would be helpful in your language, you could show this relationship by using a word such as then.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
וָאַעֲלֶה֙ אֶת־שָׂרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה מֵעַ֖ל לַחוֹמָ֑ה וָאַעֲמִ֡ידָה שְׁתֵּ֣י תוֹדֹת֩ גְּדוֹלֹ֨ת וְתַהֲלֻכֹ֤ת
and,brought_~_up DOM leaders_of Yehuda from=under of_the,wall and,appointed, two(fd) choirs great and,went_in_procession
The implication here, which is confirmed in 12:32 and 12:40, is that Nehemiah had these leaders of Judah go up onto the wall so that they could accompany two large groups that would “process” or march around the city on top of the wall while giving thanks to God. They would march in opposite directions and meet up on the far side of the city. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could say something like that explicitly.
Note 3 topic: translate-symaction
שְׁתֵּ֣י תוֹדֹת֩ גְּדוֹלֹ֨ת וְתַהֲלֻכֹ֤ת
two(fd) choirs great and,went_in_procession
Having two groups walk on top of the wall in opposite directions all around Jerusalem, while sacred musicians played music was a symbolic way of dedicating the rebuilt wall to God. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could also say that explicitly.
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis
לַיָּמִין֙ מֵעַ֣ל לַחוֹמָ֔ה לְשַׁ֖עַר הָאַשְׁפֹּֽת
to_the,right from=under of_the,wall to,gate_of the,dung
Here the book leaves out some of the words that a sentence would ordinarily need in order to be complete. This sentence seems to mean “The first group marched to the right on top of the wall in the direction of the Rubbish Gate.” You could say something like that if it would be helpful to your readers.
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
לַיָּמִין֙
to_the,right
Here, hand means side. Alternate translation: “turned to their right and marched”
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
לַיָּמִין֙
to_the,right
Based on the information the book provides, the perspective is of a person facing in towards the city from the top of the wall. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could say that explicitly. Alternate translation: “turned to their right, as they faced the city, and marched”
Note 7 topic: translate-names
לְשַׁ֖עַר הָאַשְׁפֹּֽת
to,gate_of the,dung
This is the name of one of the gates of Jerusalem. See how you translated it in 2:13 and 3:13–14. Alternate translation: “the Rubbish Gate”
12:27-43 The dedication of the new wall probably happened shortly after its completion (6:15-19). This account probably came from Nehemiah’s personal memoirs.
OET (OET-LV) And_brought_up DOM the_leaders_of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) from_under of_the_wall and_appointed two_of thanksgiving_choirs large and_went_in_procession to_the_right from_under of_the_wall to_gate_of the_dung.
OET (OET-RV) Then I assembled Yehudah’s leaders together up on top of the wall, and I assigned them into two large groups who would give thanks as they walked around it.
¶ The first group headed towards the Dung Gate on the right.
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.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.