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OET (OET-LV) And_said[fn] to/for_them not the_gates_of they_will_be_opened of_Yərūshālam until the_heat the_sun and_unto they are_standing_guard let_them_shut the_doors and_bar and_appoint the_guards_of the_inhabitants_of Yərūshālam someone in/on/at/with_posts_of_their and_some before houses_of_their_own.
7:3 OSHB variant note: ו/יאמר: (x-qere) ’וָ/אֹמַ֣ר’: lemma_c/559 morph_HC/Vqw1cs id_16EAA וָ/אֹמַ֣ר
OET (OET-RV) I told them, “Don’t open Yerushalem’s gates until broad daylight, and then shut and bar them again while the guards are still on full alert. And assign neighbourhood watch groups among the inhabitants to keep an eye on their own areas.”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
לֹ֣א יִפָּֽתְח֞וּ שַׁעֲרֵ֤י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙
not opened gates_of Yerushalayim
If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this with an active form. Alternate translation: “Do not order the gates of Jerusalem to be opened”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
לֹ֣א יִפָּֽתְח֞וּ שַׁעֲרֵ֤י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙
not opened gates_of Yerushalayim
Hanani and Hananiah would not have opened the gates physically themselves. Rather, they would have ordered this to be done. Alternate translation: “Do not order the gates of Jerusalem to be opened”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
עַד־חֹ֣ם הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ
until hot the,sun
Here Nehemiah probably uses the heat of the sun to represent the light of the sun. His intent is to open the gates some time after the sun rises regardless of how hot the sun shines on any particular day. Alternate translation: “until broad daylight”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
עַד־חֹ֣ם הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ
until hot the,sun
The implication is that the gatekeepers should not open the gates at sunrise, as would have been customary, because the enemies of the Jews could launch a surprise attack in the dim light before most of the city was up and ready for the day. If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this explicitly. Alternate translation: “until broad daylight. That way we will be able to see anything our enemies are doing”
וְעַ֨ד הֵ֥ם עֹמְדִ֛ים יָגִ֥יפוּ הַדְּלָת֖וֹת וֶאֱחֹ֑זוּ
and=unto they standing_guard shut the,doors and,bar
They means the gatekeepers, and “standing” means keeping guard. Alternate translation: “Order the doors to be shut and locked while the gatekeepers are still on guard”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
וְהַעֲמֵ֗יד מִשְׁמְרוֹת֙ יֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם אִ֚ישׁ בְּמִשְׁמָר֔וֹ וְאִ֖ישׁ נֶ֥גֶד בֵּיתֽוֹ
and,appoint guards_of inhabitants_of Yerushalayim (a)_man in/on/at/with,posts_of,their and,some in_front_of houses_of,their_own
In this context, a man means each man. It is likely that adult males were intended for this dangerous night duty. “A man in his watch” means that each man should take a turn, and “a man in front of his house” means that each man should keep watch in his own neighborhood. Alternate translation: “Have the men who live in Jerusalem take turns keeping watch in their own neighborhoods”
7:3 The gatekeepers were apparently supposed to close the gates during the time in the afternoon when people were resting and were not prepared to defend the city from attack. Elsewhere, similar language refers to the portion of the day when the sun is the hottest and people retreat inside (Gen 18:1; 2 Sam 4:5).
OET (OET-LV) And_said[fn] to/for_them not the_gates_of they_will_be_opened of_Yərūshālam until the_heat the_sun and_unto they are_standing_guard let_them_shut the_doors and_bar and_appoint the_guards_of the_inhabitants_of Yərūshālam someone in/on/at/with_posts_of_their and_some before houses_of_their_own.
7:3 OSHB variant note: ו/יאמר: (x-qere) ’וָ/אֹמַ֣ר’: lemma_c/559 morph_HC/Vqw1cs id_16EAA וָ/אֹמַ֣ר
OET (OET-RV) I told them, “Don’t open Yerushalem’s gates until broad daylight, and then shut and bar them again while the guards are still on full alert. And assign neighbourhood watch groups among the inhabitants to keep an eye on their own areas.”
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.