OET interlinear NEH 9:24

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

וַ⁠יָּבֹ֤אוּ הַ⁠בָּנִים֙ וַ⁠יִּֽירְשׁ֣וּ אֶת־הָ⁠אָ֔רֶץ וַ⁠תַּכְנַ֨ע לִ⁠פְנֵי⁠הֶ֜ם אֶת־יֹשְׁבֵ֤י הָ⁠אָ֨רֶץ֙ הַ⁠כְּנַ֣עֲנִ֔ים

and=they_came the,children and,they_took_possession_of DOM the=earth/land and,you_subdued before,,them DOM inhabitants_of the=earth/land the,Canaanites

These two phrases mean similar things. The Israelites of the next generation possessing the land is equivalent to Yahweh defeating its inhabitants when the Israelites fought against them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could combine these phrases. Alternate translation: [You enabled the next generation of Israelites to defeat the people who were living in the land of Canaan so that they could occupy the land themselves]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

הַ⁠בָּנִים֙

the,children

This means literally the children of the generation that refused to enter the land. But since both men and women were involved in occupying the land, you could use a term that would not limit the meaning to men, if it would be helpful in your language. Alternate translation: [the next generation of Israelites]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וַ⁠תַּכְנַ֨ע לִ⁠פְנֵי⁠הֶ֜ם אֶת־יֹשְׁבֵ֤י הָ⁠אָ֨רֶץ֙

and,you_subdued before,,them DOM inhabitants_of the=earth/land

Here, face means the front of a group, in this case the Israelite army that was fighting against the Canaanites. Alternate translation: [when the Israelites opposed them in battle, you defeated the people who were living in the land]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

אֶת־יֹשְׁבֵ֤י הָ⁠אָ֨רֶץ֙ הַ⁠כְּנַ֣עֲנִ֔ים

DOM DOM inhabitants_of the=earth/land the,Canaanites

These two phrases mean similar things. The repetition is used for clarity. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could combine them. Alternate translation: [the Canaanites who lived there,] otherwise “the people who lived here in this land, the descendants of Canaan”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַֽ⁠תִּתְּנֵ֖⁠ם בְּ⁠יָדָ֑⁠ם וְ⁠אֶת־מַלְכֵי⁠הֶם֙ וְ⁠אֶת־עַֽמְמֵ֣י הָ⁠אָ֔רֶץ לַ⁠עֲשׂ֥וֹת בָּ⁠הֶ֖ם כִּ⁠רְצוֹנָֽ⁠ם

and,you,gave_them in,their_of,hand and=DOM kings_of,their and=DOM peoples_of the=earth/land for=doing (is)_in=them according,to_of,their_will

The Levites continue to recount details of Israelite history and assume that their listeners will understand the significance of these details. This sentence means, “You gave the Canaanites into the hands of the Israelites, that is, you gave their kings and the Canaanite people into the hands of the Israelites.” The implication is that once the Israelites had defeated the armies that the kings were leading, they could then do anything they wanted with the people who were living in the land. In other words, Yahweh gave the kings “into their hands” by defeating them, and as a result, the people were “in their hands” to do with whatever they wanted. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could say this explicitly. Alternate translation: [You enabled them to defeat the armies that the Canaanite kings were leading, and then they could do whatever they wanted with the people of Canaan]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וַֽ⁠תִּתְּנֵ֖⁠ם בְּ⁠יָדָ֑⁠ם

and,you,gave_them in,their_of,hand

Here, hand represents power and control. To give something into a person’s hand is to give that person control over that thing. Alternate translation: [enabled the Israelites to defeat them]