OET interlinear NEH 8:15

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

וַ⁠אֲשֶׁ֣ר יַשְׁמִ֗יעוּ וְ⁠יַעֲבִ֨ירוּ ק֥וֹל

(Some words not found in UHB: and=which proclaim and,they_will_cause_to_pass sound/voice in=all cities_of,their and,in,Jerusalem to=say go_out the_hill,country and,bring branches_of olive and,leaves_of tree/message wild_olive and,leaves_of myrtle and,leaves_of palm and,leaves_of tree/message leafy to,make booths according,[what_is]_written )

These two phrases mean similar things. They describe how the family and religious leaders were supposed to send a message to everyone in Judah. You do not need to repeat both phrases in your translation if that would be confusing for your readers. Alternate translation: [they should publicly proclaim]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

בְּ⁠כָל־עָרֵי⁠הֶם֮ וּ⁠בִ⁠ירוּשָׁלִַ֣ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and=which proclaim and,they_will_cause_to_pass sound/voice in=all cities_of,their and,in,Jerusalem to=say go_out the_hill,country and,bring branches_of olive and,leaves_of tree/message wild_olive and,leaves_of myrtle and,leaves_of palm and,leaves_of tree/message leafy to,make booths according,[what_is]_written )

Here the story describes the whole population of the province of Judah by referring to its smaller cities and towns and to its large capital city of Jerusalem. The expression includes everything in between these two extremes. Alternate translation: [to everyone in Judah,] otherwise “both in Jerusalem and in all the towns”

צְא֣וּ הָ⁠הָ֗ר וְ⁠הָבִ֨יאוּ֙ עֲלֵי־זַ֨יִת֙ וַ⁠עֲלֵי־עֵ֣ץ שֶׁ֔מֶן וַ⁠עֲלֵ֤י הֲדַס֙ וַ⁠עֲלֵ֣י תְמָרִ֔ים וַ⁠עֲלֵ֖י עֵ֣ץ עָבֹ֑ת לַ⁠עֲשֹׂ֥ת סֻכֹּ֖ת כַּ⁠כָּתֽוּב

go_out the_hill,country and,bring branches_of olive and,leaves_of tree/message (Some words not found in UHB: and=which proclaim and,they_will_cause_to_pass sound/voice in=all cities_of,their and,in,Jerusalem to=say go_out the_hill,country and,bring branches_of olive and,leaves_of tree/message wild_olive and,leaves_of myrtle and,leaves_of palm and,leaves_of tree/message leafy to,make booths according,[what_is]_written )

This is the content of the message that the leaders sent out to the people of Judah. Alternate translation: [The Law of Moses commands us to go out into the hill country and get branches from olive, wild olive, myrtle, palm, and other leafy trees to make shelters]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

הָ⁠הָ֗ר

the_hill,country

The phrase can refer either to a single mountain or to a range of mountains and hills, which seems to be the meaning here. In this case one mountain would be used to represent the entire range. Alternate translation: [into the hill country]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

כַּ⁠כָּתֽוּב

(Some words not found in UHB: and=which proclaim and,they_will_cause_to_pass sound/voice in=all cities_of,their and,in,Jerusalem to=say go_out the_hill,country and,bring branches_of olive and,leaves_of tree/message wild_olive and,leaves_of myrtle and,leaves_of palm and,leaves_of tree/message leafy to,make booths according,[what_is]_written )

If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this with an active form, and you could say what is doing the action. Alternate translation: [as the Law of Moses commands us to do]