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OET (OET-LV) And_said please Oh_YHWH the_god the_heavens the_god the_great and_the_awesome [who]_keeps the_covenant and_steadfast_love with_love_him and_for_keep commands_his.
OET (OET-RV) and I said, “Oh Yahweh, God of the heavens, the great and awesome God, who keeps his agreement and is determinedly loyal to those who love him and obey his instructions:
וָאֹמַ֗ר
and,said
Here Nehemiah tells what he prayed. Alternate translation: “Then I prayed”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations
אָֽנָּ֤א
o
Nehemiah uses this word to call on God with strong feeling. Alternate translation: “O”
Note 2 topic: translate-names
יְהוָה֙
YHWH
This is the name of God that he revealed to his people in the Old Testament.
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / you
אֱלֹהֵ֣י הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם
god the=heavens
Since Nehemiah is addressing God directly, you can use “you” forms in your translation if that is natural. They should be singular but also respectful. Alternate translation: “you are the God who is in heaven”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet
הָאֵ֥ל הַגָּד֖וֹל וְהַנּוֹרָ֑א
the,God the,great and,the,awesome
Great and fearsome mean similar things. Nehemiah uses them together to emphasize how much respect God deserves. You do not need to repeat both phrases in your translation if that would be confusing for your readers. However, there is a slight difference in meaning, and you could also bring that out in your translation. “Great” refers to how powerful God is objectively. “Fearsome” reflects how people should respond to God’s greatness subjectively. They should “fear” God. This does not mean that they should be afraid of him, but that they should show him respect and reverence. Alternate translation: “the great and awesome God” or “the God who deserves total respect”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism
שֹׁמֵ֤ר הַבְּרִית֙ וָחֶ֔סֶד
he/it_was_watching the,covenant and,steadfast_love
Covenant and covenant faithfulness mean similar things. Nehemiah says the same thing twice, in slightly different ways, to emphasize how certain it is that God will keep his promises. You do not need to repeat both phrases in your translation if that would be confusing for your readers. However, there is a slight difference in meaning, and you could bring that out in your translation even if you combine the phrases. The “covenant” is God’s promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and their descendants. “Covenant faithfulness” is a character quality of God. He is inwardly disposed to keep all of his promises, and so he always does so faithfully. Therefore, you could say something like, “Because of who you are, you always keep your promises faithfully.”
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism
לְאֹהֲבָ֖יו וּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י מִצְוֺתָֽיו
with,love,him and,for,keep commands,his
Nehemiah is not describing two different groups. These phrases mean similar things. The repetition is used for clarity and emphasis. Nehemiah says the same thing twice, in slightly different ways, to express that those who love God show this by keeping his commandments. You can translate this so that it is clear that these words describe one group. Alternate translation: “those who love you and keep your commandments”
Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person
לְאֹהֲבָ֖יו וּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י מִצְוֺתָֽיו
with,love,him and,for,keep commands,his
Since Nehemiah is speaking to Yahweh, the pronouns “him” and “his” can be translated as “you” and “your.” Alternate translation: “who love you and keep your commandments”
1:5-11 Nehemiah’s prayer includes praise (1:5), confession (1:6-7), remembrance of God’s promises (1:8-9), and petition (1:10-11). Nehemiah recognized that Israel’s current situation was not a failure of God’s covenant of unfailing love. Israel’s persistent sin had brought about the punishments entailed in the covenant.
OET (OET-LV) And_said please Oh_YHWH the_god the_heavens the_god the_great and_the_awesome [who]_keeps the_covenant and_steadfast_love with_love_him and_for_keep commands_his.
OET (OET-RV) and I said, “Oh Yahweh, God of the heavens, the great and awesome God, who keeps his agreement and is determinedly loyal to those who love him and obey his instructions:
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.