OET interlinear ZEC 2:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

וַ⁠יֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔⁠ו

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to,him run say to/towards the_young,man that to=say without_walls inhabited Yerushalayim from_[the],multitude_of humankind and,livestock in,the_midst_of,of_it )

Here, he refers to the second angel, and him refers to the angel who had been speaking with Zechariah. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state that more clearly. Alternate translation: [And the second angel said to the first angel]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

הַ⁠נַּ֥עַר הַלָּ֖ז

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to,him run say to/towards the_young,man that to=say without_walls inhabited Yerushalayim from_[the],multitude_of humankind and,livestock in,the_midst_of,of_it )

The phrase that young man likely refers to the man with the measuring line from verse 1. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state that more clearly. Alternate translation: [the young man who was going to measure Jerusalem]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

אָדָ֛ם וּ⁠בְהֵמָ֖ה

humankind and,livestock

The second angel is referring to all living creatures by naming two broad categories, man and beast. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [people and animals of every kind]

Note 4 topic: writing-quotations

לֵ⁠אמֹ֑ר

to=say

The word saying introduces a quotation. Use a natural form for introducing a quotation in your language.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

פְּרָזוֹת֙ תֵּשֵׁ֣ב יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to,him run say to/towards the_young,man that to=say without_walls inhabited Yerushalayim from_[the],multitude_of humankind and,livestock in,the_midst_of,of_it )

The second angel is speaking of Jerusalem as if it would be like open areas without walls, meaning the city will have so many inhabitants that people will overflow beyond its walls. If this image does not communicate well in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Jerusalem will be like an unwalled city]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

מֵ⁠רֹ֥ב אָדָ֛ם וּ⁠בְהֵמָ֖ה

from_[the],multitude_of humankind and,livestock

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind the abstract noun multitude in another way. Alternate translation: [the many people and animals]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

רֻ֗ץ דַּבֵּ֛ר אֶל־הַ⁠נַּ֥עַר הַלָּ֖ז לֵ⁠אמֹ֑ר

run (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to,him run say to/towards the_young,man that to=say without_walls inhabited Yerushalayim from_[the],multitude_of humankind and,livestock in,the_midst_of,of_it )

If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. For example, you could express the inner quotation as an indirect quotation.