OET interlinear ZEC 12:7

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

וְ⁠הוֹשִׁ֧יעַ יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־אָהֳלֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה בָּ⁠רִֽאשֹׁנָ֑ה לְמַ֨עַן לֹֽא־תִגְדַּ֜ל תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת בֵּית־דָּוִ֗יד וְ⁠תִפְאֶ֛רֶת יֹשֵׁ֥ב יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם עַל־יְהוּדָֽה

and,he_will_save YHWH DOM tents_of Yehuda at,first so_that not exalted glory_of house_of Dāvid and,the_splendor_of was_sitting (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_will_save YHWH DOM tents_of Yehuda at,first so_that not exalted glory_of house_of Dāvid and,the_splendor_of was_sitting Yerushalayim on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yehuda )

Here, so that marks the honor of the house of David and the honor of the dweller of Jerusalem will not be great over Judah as the goal or purpose of Yahweh saving the tents of Judah first. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that this is the purpose.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אֶת־אָהֳלֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה

DOM tents_of Yehuda

Here, the tents of Judah represents the homes and households of the people of Judah. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [the households of Judah]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת בֵּית־דָּוִ֗יד וְ⁠תִפְאֶ֛רֶת יֹשֵׁ֥ב יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם

glory_of house_of Dāvid and,the_splendor_of was_sitting (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_will_save YHWH DOM tents_of Yehuda at,first so_that not exalted glory_of house_of Dāvid and,the_splendor_of was_sitting Yerushalayim on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yehuda )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of honor, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the honored house of David and the honored dweller of Jerusalem]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בֵּית־דָּוִ֗יד

house_of Dāvid

Here Zechariah is speaking of the descendants of King David, the royal family, as if they were a house, a single 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 royal family descended from David]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

יֹשֵׁ֥ב יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם

was_sitting (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_will_save YHWH DOM tents_of Yehuda at,first so_that not exalted glory_of house_of Dāvid and,the_splendor_of was_sitting Yerushalayim on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yehuda )

Zechariah is not referring to a specific dweller of Jerusalem. He means the people who live in Jerusalem in general. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use an expression that would be more natural in your language. Alternate translation: [the residents of Jerusalem]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

לֹֽא־תִגְדַּ֜ל תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת בֵּית־דָּוִ֗יד וְ⁠תִפְאֶ֛רֶת יֹשֵׁ֥ב יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם עַל־יְהוּדָֽה

not exalted glory_of house_of Dāvid and,the_splendor_of was_sitting (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_will_save YHWH DOM tents_of Yehuda at,first so_that not exalted glory_of house_of Dāvid and,the_splendor_of was_sitting Yerushalayim on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yehuda )

Zechariah is using will not be great over Judah as a common expression of the culture to mean “will not be considered more important than the rest of Judah.” 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: [the honor of the house of David and the honor of the dweller of Jerusalem will not be regarded as greater than that of the rest of Judah]