OET interlinear ZEC 3:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הִנֵּ֣ה הָ⁠אֶ֗בֶן אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָתַ֨תִּי֙

see/lo/see! the,stone which/who I_give

Yahweh is using the term behold as an expression to focus his listeners’ attention on what he is about to say. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Pay attention to the stone that I have set]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לִ⁠פְנֵ֣י יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ

to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before Yəhōshūˊa/(Joshua)

Here, to the face of represents “in front of.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [before Joshua]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

שִׁבְעָ֣ה עֵינָ֑יִם

seven eyes

Here, seven eyes represents God’s complete and watchful awareness. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [are seven facets that represent God’s complete awareness of everything]

Note 4 topic: writing-quotations

נְאֻם֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת

declares_of YHWH armies/messengers

The expression the declaration of Yahweh of Armies is a prophetic attestation formula that affirms the authority of what is being said. In your translation, use a natural way of representing this kind of affirmation in your language. It may not be necessary to represent this expression in exactly this way.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ⁠מַשְׁתִּ֛י אֶת־עֲוֺ֥ן הָ⁠אָֽרֶץ־הַ⁠הִ֖יא בְּ⁠י֥וֹם אֶחָֽד

and,I_will_remove DOM iniquity_of the=earth/land (the),that in/on=day one(ms)

Yahweh is speaking as if the iniquity of the land were a physical object that he could remove. He means that he will forgive the sin of the people. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I will forgive the sin of that land]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

עֲוֺ֥ן

iniquity_of

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of iniquity, you could express the same idea in another way. See how you translated the similar expression in [3:4](../03/04.md). Alternate translation: [the wrong things that the people have done in]

Note 7 topic: writing-poetry

מְפַתֵּ֣חַ פִּתֻּחָ֗⁠הּ

engrave engraving_of,its

Yahweh is using a construction in which a verb and its object come from the same root. You may be able to use the same construction in your language to express the meaning here. Alternatively, your language may have another way of saying this.