OET interlinear OBA 1:5

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

אִם־גַּנָּבִ֤ים בָּאֽוּ־לְ⁠ךָ֙ אִם־שׁ֣וֹדְדֵי לַ֔יְלָה

if if if (Some words not found in UHB: if thieves they_went to/for=yourself(m) if plunderers_of night how destroyed am=not steal sufficiency_of,their if grape_gatherers they_went to/for=you(fs) am=not leave gleanings )

These two phrases mean the same thing. The repetition is used to emphasize the one idea that they are expressing. If this is not clear in your language, use another way of showing that this is important or you could combine them, as in the UST.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

אֵ֣יךְ נִדְמֵ֔יתָה

how destroyed

You could use the active form of the verb, and you could specify who is doing the action. Alternate translation: [how the attackers will destroy you]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

אֵ֣יךְ נִדְמֵ֔יתָה

how destroyed

Yahweh adds this phrase in the middle of another sentence to express that the punishment of Edom is shocking. Unlike thieves and grape-harvesters, those who attack Edom will leave nothing behind. If it would be helpful in your language, you could move the phrase to the end of the verse and make it its own sentence. Alternate translation: [But attackers will destroy you completely]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

הֲ⁠ל֥וֹא יִגְנְב֖וּ דַּיָּ֑⁠ם

am=not steal (Some words not found in UHB: if thieves they_went to/for=yourself(m) if plunderers_of night how destroyed am=not steal sufficiency_of,their if grape_gatherers they_went to/for=you(fs) am=not leave gleanings )

This is a rhetorical question. The question form is used to make a point strongly. If you do not use rhetorical questions in this way in your language, you could use a statement here. Alternate translation: [they would only steal what they wanted]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

אִם־בֹּֽצְרִים֙ בָּ֣אוּ לָ֔⁠ךְ הֲ⁠ל֖וֹא יַשְׁאִ֥ירוּ עֹלֵלֽוֹת

if if if (Some words not found in UHB: if thieves they_went to/for=yourself(m) if plunderers_of night how destroyed am=not steal sufficiency_of,their if grape_gatherers they_went to/for=you(fs) am=not leave gleanings )

This is a rhetorical question. The question form is used to make a point strongly. If you do not use rhetorical questions in this way in your language, you could use a statement here. Alternate translation: [they would certainly leave some grapes behind]