OET interlinear ZEC 14:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

וְ⁠עָמְד֣וּ רַגְלָ֣י⁠ו

and,they_will_stand feet_of,his

Zechariah is using his feet, one part of Yahweh, to represent all of Yahweh. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your culture or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [And he will stand]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בַּ⁠יּוֹם־הַ֠⁠הוּא

in_the=day (the)=that

Zechariah is using on that day as a common expression of the culture to mean “at the time when Yahweh will act to judge the nations and rescue his people.” 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: [on that day of judgment and deliverance]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אֲשֶׁ֨ר עַל־פְּנֵ֥י יְרוּשָׁלִַם֮ מִ⁠קֶּדֶם֒

which/who on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in face/surface_of (Some words not found in UHB: and,they_will_stand feet_of,his in_the=day (the)=that on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in mount_of of_(the),Olives which/who on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in face/surface_of Yerushalayim from=east and,it_will_be_split_open mount_of of_(the),Olives from,middle_of,its eastward,from and,westward,to valley_of wide very and,it_will_depart half_of of,the_mountain northward,toward and,half_of,of_it southward,toward )

Here, the face of Jerusalem represents “the area in front of Jerusalem.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [which is in front of Jerusalem on the east]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וְ⁠נִבְקַע֩ הַ֨ר הַ⁠זֵּיתִ֤ים מֵֽ⁠חֶצְי⁠וֹ֙ מִזְרָ֣חָ⁠ה וָ⁠יָ֔מָּ⁠ה

and,it_will_be_split_open mount_of of_(the),Olives from,middle_of,its eastward,from and,westward,to

The expression will be split 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. Alternate translation: [And the Mount of Olives will split apart down the middle, from east to west, forming]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

גֵּ֖יא גְּדוֹלָ֣ה מְאֹ֑ד

valley_of wide very

Zechariah 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 if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [so that there will be a very great valley]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְ⁠חֶצְי⁠וֹ־נֶֽגְבָּ⁠ה

and,half_of,of_it southward,toward

Zechariah 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 if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [and its other half will move away toward the south]