OET interlinear NEH 9:35

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠הֵ֣ם בְּ⁠מַלְכוּתָ⁠ם֩ & לֹ֣א עֲבָד֑וּ⁠ךָ

and,they (Some words not found in UHB: and,they in,their_own_of,kingdom and,in,goodness_of,your (the),great which/who gave to/for=them and,in_[the],land_of (the),broad and,(the),fertile which/who set before,,them not they,served_you and=not turn from,deeds_of,their (the),evil )

Them means the people and their leaders, as listed in [9:32](../09/32.md) and [9:34](../09/34.md). Serve is another way of saying “obey.” The implied meaning is that the Israelites did not obey Yahweh even when they had a kingdom of their own, before other nations conquered them. Alternate translation: [They did not obey you even while they had a kingdom of their own]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וּ⁠בְ⁠טוּבְ⁠ךָ֨ הָ⁠רָ֜ב אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֣תָּ לָ⁠הֶ֗ם

and,in,goodness_of,your (the),great (Some words not found in UHB: and,they in,their_own_of,kingdom and,in,goodness_of,your (the),great which/who gave to/for=them and,in_[the],land_of (the),broad and,(the),fertile which/who set before,,them not they,served_you and=not turn from,deeds_of,their (the),evil )

Goodness is an abstract noun that refers to all the good things that God gave to the Israelites. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate the idea behind it with an adjective such as “good.” Alternate translation: [even while they enjoyed the good things you gave them]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

וּ⁠בְ⁠אֶ֨רֶץ הָ⁠רְחָבָ֧ה וְ⁠הַ⁠שְּׁמֵנָ֛ה

and,in_[the],land_of (the),broad (Some words not found in UHB: and,they in,their_own_of,kingdom and,in,goodness_of,your (the),great which/who gave to/for=them and,in_[the],land_of (the),broad and,(the),fertile which/who set before,,them not they,served_you and=not turn from,deeds_of,their (the),evil )

These two terms mean similar things. They both indicate that the land God gave to the Israelites was good for growing crops. There was a lot of room in it, and the soil was good. If it would be helpful in your language, you could combine these terms. Alternate translation: [the fertile land]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וּ⁠בְ⁠אֶ֨רֶץ & וְ⁠הַ⁠שְּׁמֵנָ֛ה

and,in_[the],land_of & (Some words not found in UHB: and,they in,their_own_of,kingdom and,in,goodness_of,your (the),great which/who gave to/for=them and,in_[the],land_of (the),broad and,(the),fertile which/who set before,,them not they,served_you and=not turn from,deeds_of,their (the),evil )

As in [9:25](../09/25.md), “fat” means land that can produce abundantly and feed its inhabitants well. The rich character of the soil is being described by something associated with it, the well-fed character of the people it sustains. Alternate translation: [fertile land]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥תָּ לִ⁠פְנֵי⁠הֶ֖ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and,they in,their_own_of,kingdom and,in,goodness_of,your (the),great which/who gave to/for=them and,in_[the],land_of (the),broad and,(the),fertile which/who set before,,them not they,served_you and=not turn from,deeds_of,their (the),evil )

Here, face means the front of a person. This expression is saying that God “put this land right in front of” the Israelites, emphasizing that God enabled them to defeat their enemies to get it. It was a gift from God, not something that the Israelites got for themselves. Alternate translation: [that you freely gave to them]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְֽ⁠לֹא־שָׁ֔בוּ מִ⁠מַּֽעַלְלֵי⁠הֶ֖ם הָ⁠רָעִֽים

and=not (Some words not found in UHB: and,they in,their_own_of,kingdom and,in,goodness_of,your (the),great which/who gave to/for=them and,in_[the],land_of (the),broad and,(the),fertile which/who set before,,them not they,served_you and=not turn from,deeds_of,their (the),evil )

Here, turning away from something is a figurative expression that means giving it up. Alternate translation: [they would not stop doing wrong things]