OET interlinear ZEC 10:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

עַל הָֽ⁠רֹעִים֙ חָרָ֣ה אַפִּ֔⁠י

on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,shepherds it_glowed/burnt anger_of,my

Here Yahweh begins to speak, but there is no verb introducing his words as a quotation. If it would be more natural in your language, you could express this as a direct quotation. Alternate translation: [Yahweh says, “Against the shepherds my nose burns]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

עַל־הָֽ⁠רֹעִים֙ חָרָ֣ה אַפִּ֔⁠י וְ⁠עַל־הָ⁠עַתּוּדִ֖ים אֶפְק֑וֹד

on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,shepherds it_glowed/burnt anger_of,my and,on the,leaders punish

Yahweh’s speech here is focused on the shepherds and the male goats. You may want to translate these concepts in a way that is natural in your language to show that they are what is being focused on. Alternate translation: [It is against the shepherds that my nose burns, and as for the male goats, on them I will attend]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הָֽ⁠רֹעִים֙

the,shepherds

Yahweh is speaking of the leaders of the people as if they were the shepherds of a flock. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Some interpreters think these refer to the foreign leaders (see 11:3). Alternate translation: [the leaders who should be like shepherds]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אַפִּ֔⁠י חָרָ֣ה

(Some words not found in UHB: on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,shepherds it_glowed/burnt anger_of,my and,on the,leaders punish that/for/because/then/when cares_for YHWH armies/messengers DOM flock_of,his DOM house_of Yehuda and,he_will_make ,them like,the_horse_of his_majesty_of,his in,battle )

Here, nose represents Yahweh’s anger. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [I am furious]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

חָרָ֣ה אַפִּ֔⁠י

it_glowed/burnt anger_of,my

Here Yahweh is speaking of his anger as if it were a fire when he says that it burns. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [my anger is intense]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הָ⁠עַתּוּדִ֖ים

the,leaders

Here Yahweh is speaking of the leaders of the people as if they were the male goats that lead a flock. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [those who lead the people]

Note 7 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

כִּֽי

that/for/because/then/when

The word For introduces the reason for what Yahweh has just said about punishing the leaders: he cares for his people and will restore them. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that what follows is a reason.

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

כִּֽי פָקַד֩ יְהוָ֨ה צְבָא֤וֹת אֶת עֶדְר⁠וֹ֙

that/for/because/then/when cares_for YHWH armies/messengers DOM flock_of,his

Yahweh is speaking of himself in the third person as Yahweh of Armies. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this in the first person. Alternate translation: [For I, Yahweh of Armies, attend to my flock, the house of Judah, and I will make them]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֶת עֶדְר⁠וֹ֙

DOM flock_of,his

Here Yahweh is speaking of his people as if they were his flock of sheep. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [his people]

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֶת בֵּ֣ית יְהוּדָ֔ה

DOM DOM house_of Yehuda

Here Yahweh is speaking of the people of the kingdom of Judah as if they were a single house, or household. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the people of the kingdom of Judah]

Note 11 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כְּ⁠ס֥וּס הוֹד֖⁠וֹ בַּ⁠מִּלְחָמָֽה

like,the_horse_of his_majesty_of,his in,battle

The point of this comparison is that just as the horse of his splendor is strong and magnificent in the battle, so Yahweh will make the people of Judah. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [strong and magnificent, like the horse of his splendor in the battle]

Note 12 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

כְּ⁠ס֥וּס הוֹד֖⁠וֹ

like,the_horse_of his_majesty_of,his

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of splendor, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [like his splendid horse]

Note 13 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כְּ⁠ס֥וּס הוֹד֖⁠וֹ בַּ⁠מִּלְחָמָֽה

like,the_horse_of his_majesty_of,his in,battle

The point of this comparison is that just as the horse of his splendor is strong and majestic in the battle, so the people of Judah will be. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [as strong and majestic in the battle as his splendid warhorse]