OET interlinear PSA 139:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

רָ֘א֤וּ עֵינֶ֗י⁠ךָ

saw eyes_of,your

Here, your eyes represents Yahweh’s perception and awareness. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [you perceived] or [you observed]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

גָּלְמִ֤⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: form_of,my_shapeless saw eyes_of,your and,on scroll_of,your of_them_of,all written days ordained and,to one(ms) [was]_among,them )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of unformed substance, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [me before my body had taken shape]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠עַֽל־סִפְרְ⁠ךָ֮ כֻּלָּ֪⁠ם יִכָּ֫תֵ֥בוּ

and,on scroll_of,your (Some words not found in UHB: form_of,my_shapeless saw eyes_of,your and,on scroll_of,your of_them_of,all written days ordained and,to one(ms) [was]_among,them )

Here David is speaking of Yahweh’s plan for his life as if it were a written record in your book. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [And you recorded all of them]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

כֻּלָּ֪⁠ם יִכָּ֫תֵ֥בוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: form_of,my_shapeless saw eyes_of,your and,on scroll_of,your of_them_of,all written days ordained and,to one(ms) [was]_among,them )

The expression all of them were written is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who does the action, the context indicates that it is God. Alternate translation: [you wrote all of them]

Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns

כֻּלָּ֪⁠ם

(Some words not found in UHB: form_of,my_shapeless saw eyes_of,your and,on scroll_of,your of_them_of,all written days ordained and,to one(ms) [was]_among,them )

Here, all of them could refer to the days of David’s life. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: [all of my days]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

יָמִ֥ים יֻצָּ֑רוּ ו⁠לא אֶחָ֣ד בָּ⁠הֶֽם

days (Some words not found in UHB: form_of,my_shapeless saw eyes_of,your and,on scroll_of,your of_them_of,all written days ordained and,to one(ms) [was]_among,them )

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reorder this clause to clarify its meaning. David is saying that Yahweh recorded his days before any of them actually existed. Alternate translation: [and yet when not one of them had come to be, the days were formed]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

יָמִ֥ים יֻצָּ֑רוּ

days (Some words not found in UHB: form_of,my_shapeless saw eyes_of,your and,on scroll_of,your of_them_of,all written days ordained and,to one(ms) [was]_among,them )

The expression the days were formed is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who does the action, the context indicates that it is God. Alternate translation: [you formed the days]