OET interlinear PRO 21:31

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

ס֗וּס & לְ⁠י֣וֹם מִלְחָמָ֑ה

horse & for,day_of battle

A horse and the day of battle refer to these things in general, not a specific horse or day of battle. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “Any horse … for any day of battle”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ס֗וּס מ֭וּכָן

horse prepared

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Someone makes a horse ready”

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

ס֗וּס

horse

A horse is a large animal that armies used to pull carts from which soldiers would fight. Armies with horses were usually more powerful than armies without horses. If your readers would not be familiar with this type of animal, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term for something that soldiers use for fighting. Alternate translation: “An animal used for fighting” or “Fighting equipment”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לְ⁠י֣וֹם מִלְחָמָ֑ה

for,day_of battle

Here, day refers to a point in time when something happens. It does not refer to a 24-hour length of time. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “for the time of battle”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

הַ⁠תְּשׁוּעָֽה

the,victory

Here, the salvation refers to being saved from defeat in battle, which is another way of saying “the victory.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the victory” or “being saved from defeat”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

וְ֝⁠לַֽ⁠יהוָ֗ה

and,belongs_to,LORD

Here Solomon uses the possessive form to indicate that Yahweh is the source of the salvation. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “but … is from Yahweh”