OET interlinear PSA 114:6

uW Translation Notes:

הֶֽ֭⁠הָרִים תִּרְקְד֣וּ כְ⁠אֵילִ֑ים גְּ֝בָע֗וֹת כִּ⁠בְנֵי־צֹֽאן

O,mountains (Some words not found in UHB: O,mountains skipped like,rams hills like,young_ones_of flock_of_sheep/goats )

See how you translated these similar phrases in [verse 4](../114/004.md).

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

הֶֽ֭⁠הָרִים תִּרְקְד֣וּ כְ⁠אֵילִ֑ים

O,mountains (Some words not found in UHB: O,mountains skipped like,rams hills like,young_ones_of flock_of_sheep/goats )

The psalmist is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context of the previous verse if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [What is to you, mountains, that you skip like rams]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

הֶֽ֭⁠הָרִים תִּרְקְד֣וּ כְ⁠אֵילִ֑ים

O,mountains (Some words not found in UHB: O,mountains skipped like,rams hills like,young_ones_of flock_of_sheep/goats )

The psalmist is using the question form for emphasis. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [It is amazing that the mountains would skip like rams!]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

הֶֽ֭⁠הָרִים תִּרְקְד֣וּ כְ⁠אֵילִ֑ים

O,mountains (Some words not found in UHB: O,mountains skipped like,rams hills like,young_ones_of flock_of_sheep/goats )

The psalmist is speaking of Mountains as if they were living things that could skip. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Why did the mountains seem to skip like rams]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / apostrophe

הֶֽ֭⁠הָרִים תִּרְקְד֣וּ כְ⁠אֵילִ֑ים

O,mountains (Some words not found in UHB: O,mountains skipped like,rams hills like,young_ones_of flock_of_sheep/goats )

The psalmist is speaking to Mountains that he knows cannot hear him. He is doing this to communicate to the people listening to him that he feels very strongly about God’s power displayed in creation. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate these words as if he were speaking directly to the people about the mountains. Alternate translation: [What happened to the mountains, that they skip like rams]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

גְּ֝בָע֗וֹת כִּ⁠בְנֵי־צֹֽאן

(Some words not found in UHB: O,mountains skipped like,rams hills like,young_ones_of flock_of_sheep/goats )

The psalmist is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context of the previous verse if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [what is to you, hills, that you skip like sons of the flock]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

גְּ֝בָע֗וֹת כִּ⁠בְנֵי־צֹֽאן

(Some words not found in UHB: O,mountains skipped like,rams hills like,young_ones_of flock_of_sheep/goats )

The psalmist is using the question form for emphasis. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [it is amazing that the hills would skip like sons of the flock!]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

גְּ֝בָע֗וֹת כִּ⁠בְנֵי־צֹֽאן

(Some words not found in UHB: O,mountains skipped like,rams hills like,young_ones_of flock_of_sheep/goats )

The psalmist is speaking of hills as if they were living things that could skip. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [why did the hills seem to skip like sons of the flock]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / apostrophe

גְּ֝בָע֗וֹת כִּ⁠בְנֵי־צֹֽאן

(Some words not found in UHB: O,mountains skipped like,rams hills like,young_ones_of flock_of_sheep/goats )

The psalmist is speaking to hills that he knows cannot hear him. He is doing this to communicate to the people listening to him that he feels very strongly about God’s power displayed in creation. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate these words as if he were speaking directly to the people about the hills. Alternate translation: [what happened to the hills, that they skip like sons of the flock]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

כִּ⁠בְנֵי־צֹֽאן

(Some words not found in UHB: O,mountains skipped like,rams hills like,young_ones_of flock_of_sheep/goats )

The psalmist is using sons of the flock as a common expression of the culture to mean “lambs.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [as if they were lambs]