OET interlinear PRO 22:23

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יְ֭הוָה יָרִ֣יב רִיבָ֑⁠ם

YHWH plead case_of,their

Here, the writer refers to Yahweh protecting “an afflicted one” as if he were a lawyer defending that person in court. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: “Yahweh will protect them” or “Yahweh will protect them like a lawyer who defends them in court”

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

רִיבָ֑⁠ם & אֶת־קֹבְעֵי⁠הֶ֣ם

case_of,their & DOM despoil_of,them

In this verse, their and them refer to the afflicted and poor people referenced in the previous verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “the dispute of poor people … those who plunder poor people”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

רִיבָ֑⁠ם

case_of,their

See how you translated the abstract noun dispute in [15:18](../15/18.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠קָבַ֖ע & נָֽפֶשׁ

and,plunder & soul

Here, the writer refers to Yahweh killing a person who tries to plunder a poor person as if he were a thief who plunders that person’s life. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “he will cause to die”