OET interlinear PSA 106:19

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

יַעֲשׂוּ־עֵ֥גֶל בְּ⁠חֹרֵ֑ב וַ֝⁠יִּשְׁתַּחֲו֗וּ לְ⁠מַסֵּכָֽה

made calf (Some words not found in UHB: made calf at,Horeb and,they_bowed_down to,a_molten_image )

These two phrases They made a calf at Horeb and worshiped a cast image mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. Hebrew poetry was based on this kind of repetition, and you may want to show this to your readers by including both phrases in your translation. If it is helpful, you could connect the phrases in a way that shows that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: [They made a calf at Horeb; yes, they worshiped that cast image]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

יַעֲשׂוּ־עֵ֥גֶל

made calf

The psalmist assumes that readers will know that this calf was not a real calf but was made of gold as an idol to worship. You could say that explicitly if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [They made a model of a calf]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ֝⁠יִּשְׁתַּחֲו֗וּ לְ⁠מַסֵּכָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: made calf at,Horeb and,they_bowed_down to,a_molten_image )

The psalmist assumes that readers will know that a cast image refers to the golden calf that the Israelites made at Mount Horeb. You could say that explicitly if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [and worshiped that calf, which was a cast image]