OET interlinear PSA 72:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

פִסַּת־בַּ֨ר

(Some words not found in UHB: let_it_be abundance_of grain on_the=earth on_[the],top_of mountains wave like,Lebanon fruit_of,its and,may_people_flourish from_[the],city like,the_vegetation_of the=earth/land )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of abundance, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [abundant grain]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠רֹ֪אשׁ הָ֫רִ֥ים

(Some words not found in UHB: let_it_be abundance_of grain on_the=earth on_[the],top_of mountains wave like,Lebanon fruit_of,its and,may_people_flourish from_[the],city like,the_vegetation_of the=earth/land )

Here, the head of the mountains represents the tops or summits of the mountains. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [on the tops of the mountains]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

יִרְעַ֣שׁ כַּ⁠לְּבָנ֣וֹן פִּרְי֑⁠וֹ

wave (Some words not found in UHB: let_it_be abundance_of grain on_the=earth on_[the],top_of mountains wave like,Lebanon fruit_of,its and,may_people_flourish from_[the],city like,the_vegetation_of the=earth/land )

The point of this comparison is that the fruit of the grain will sway abundantly, just as the trees of Lebanon sway in the wind. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point of comparison explicit. Alternate translation: [may its fruit sway like the trees of Lebanon sway]

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

פִּרְי֑⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: let_it_be abundance_of grain on_the=earth on_[the],top_of mountains wave like,Lebanon fruit_of,its and,may_people_flourish from_[the],city like,the_vegetation_of the=earth/land )

The pronoun its refers to the grain in the land. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: [the grain’s fruit]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

וְ⁠יָצִ֥יצוּ מֵ֝⁠עִ֗יר כְּ⁠עֵ֣שֶׂב הָ⁠אָֽרֶץ

and,may_people_flourish from_[the],city (Some words not found in UHB: let_it_be abundance_of grain on_the=earth on_[the],top_of mountains wave like,Lebanon fruit_of,its and,may_people_flourish from_[the],city like,the_vegetation_of the=earth/land )

The point of this comparison is that just as grass grows abundantly on the earth, so the people will flourish and multiply in the cities. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point of comparison explicit. Alternate translation: [may the people of the city flourish as abundantly as does the grass of the earth]

Note 6 topic: writing-pronouns

וְ⁠יָצִ֥יצוּ מֵ֝⁠עִ֗יר

and,may_people_flourish from_[the],city

The pronoun they refers to the people. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: [may the people flourish from the city]