OET interlinear NEH 13:21

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וָ⁠אָעִ֣ידָ⁠ה בָ⁠הֶ֗ם

and,warned, in/among=them

As in 9:26, this phrase means, “I warned them that what they were doing was wrong.”

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-time-simultaneous

וָ⁠אָעִ֣ידָ⁠ה

and,warned,

In this context, the conjunction And indicates that this event took place at the same time as the event the story has just related. If it would be helpful in your language, you could show this relationship by using a phrase such as “each time they did this”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

מַדּ֜וּעַ אַתֶּ֤ם לֵנִים֙ נֶ֣גֶד הַ⁠חוֹמָ֔ה

why you_all spend_the_night in_front_of the,wall

As in 13:17, Nehemiah is using a question form for emphasis as he scolds these merchants. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate what he says as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: “I do not allow you to spend the night just outside the city wall”

מַדּ֜וּעַ אַתֶּ֤ם לֵנִים֙ נֶ֣גֶד הַ⁠חוֹמָ֔ה

why you_all spend_the_night in_front_of the,wall

The implication, as in 13:20, is that the traders want to begin selling first thing the next morning. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could say this explicitly. Alternate translation: “I do not allow you to spend the night just outside the city wall so you could start selling your goods as soon as the Sabbath day begins”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אִם־תִּשְׁנ֕וּ

if do_~_again

This is an idiom that means “if you do this again.”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

יָ֖ד אֶשְׁלַ֣ח בָּ⁠כֶ֑ם

hands lay in/on/at/with,you_all

This is an idiom that means “I will use force against you.” Alternate translation: “I will forcibly drive you away from the city”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יָ֖ד אֶשְׁלַ֣ח

hands lay

Here, hand represents power and action. Alternate translation: “forcibly drive away”

Note 7 topic: grammar-connect-time-sequential

מִן־הָ⁠עֵ֣ת הַ⁠הִ֔יא לֹא־בָ֖אוּ בַּ⁠שַּׁבָּֽת

from/more_than the,time the,that not come in/on/at/with,sabbath

The expression in the first phrase indicates that the event it introduces took place after the event the story has just described. If it would be helpful in your language, you could show this relationship by using a phrase such as “after that.” Alternate translation: “After that, the merchants no longer came to the city on the Sabbath”