OET interlinear NEH 4:14

uW Translation Notes:

וָ⁠אֵ֣רֶא

and,I_saw

This likely means that Nehemiah literally looked over all the defenses he had put in place. Alternate translation: [After I had inspected everything]

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וָ⁠אָק֗וּם וָ⁠אֹמַ֞ר

and,I_arose and,I_said

Since Nehemiah immediately addresses a group of people, the implication is that he gathered them together to speak to them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this explicitly. Alternate translation: [I summoned … and I told them]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וָ⁠אָק֗וּם

and,I_arose

In this context, the expression “rose up” likely is a way of saying that Nehemiah took public action, not that he had been sitting or lying down and got up.

אֶל־הַ⁠חֹרִ֤ים וְ⁠אֶל־הַ⁠סְּגָנִים֙

to/towards the,nobles and=near/to (Some words not found in UHB: and,I_saw and,I_arose and,I_said to/towards the,nobles and=near/to the,officials and=near/to rest_of of,the_people not afraid from=their=face/front DOM my=master (the),great and,(the),awesome remember and,fight on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in brothers_of,your(pl) sons_of,your(pl) and,daughters_of,your(pl) wives_of,your(pl) and,houses_of,your(pl) )

See how you translated these terms in 2:16. Alternate translation: [to the leading citizens and the city officials]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

יֶ֣תֶר הָ⁠עָ֔ם

rest_of of,the_people

This does not mean all of the other people who lived in Jerusalem, but rather many of them who came to hear Nehemiah speak on this occasion. He is describing part of the people as if they were all of them. Alternate translation: [many of the other people]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

אַל־תִּֽירְא֖וּ מִ⁠פְּנֵי⁠הֶ֑ם

not (Some words not found in UHB: and,I_saw and,I_arose and,I_said to/towards the,nobles and=near/to the,officials and=near/to rest_of of,the_people not afraid from=their=face/front DOM my=master (the),great and,(the),awesome remember and,fight on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in brothers_of,your(pl) sons_of,your(pl) and,daughters_of,your(pl) wives_of,your(pl) and,houses_of,your(pl) )

Here, face describes an entire person by reference to one part, the “face,” likely because the face shows what the person is thinking and feeling. Alternate translation: [Do not be afraid of our enemies]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

זְכֹ֔רוּ

remember

In this context, remember does not refer to a person recalling something they have forgotten. Rather, it means, “keep in mind.” Alternate translation: [keep in mind]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

אֶת־אֲדֹנָ֞⁠י הַ⁠גָּד֤וֹל וְ⁠הַ⁠נּוֹרָא֙

DOM my=master (Some words not found in UHB: and,I_saw and,I_arose and,I_said to/towards the,nobles and=near/to the,officials and=near/to rest_of of,the_people not afraid from=their=face/front DOM my=master (the),great and,(the),awesome remember and,fight on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in brothers_of,your(pl) sons_of,your(pl) and,daughters_of,your(pl) wives_of,your(pl) and,houses_of,your(pl) )

Nehemiah is referring here to Yahweh, the God who promised to bless and protect the Jews as his chosen people. When he says my, he is using himself to represent the entire community. Alternate translation: [our great and awesome God]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

הַ⁠גָּד֤וֹל וְ⁠הַ⁠נּוֹרָא֙

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I_saw and,I_arose and,I_said to/towards the,nobles and=near/to the,officials and=near/to rest_of of,the_people not afraid from=their=face/front DOM my=master (the),great and,(the),awesome remember and,fight on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in brothers_of,your(pl) sons_of,your(pl) and,daughters_of,your(pl) wives_of,your(pl) and,houses_of,your(pl) )

Nehemiah uses this same expression in 1:5. See how you translated it there. Review the note there if that would be helpful. Alternate translation: [great and glorious]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֲחֵי⁠כֶם֙

brothers_of,your(pl)

Here, brother could mean biological brothers, but it is more likely that it refers to a person’s relatives, that is, their whole family. Alternate translation: [your families]