OET interlinear ZEC 4:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה

message/matter_of YHWH

The angel is using the possessive form to describe a word that comes from Yahweh. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the word from Yahweh]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

לֹ֤א בְ⁠חַ֨יִל֙ וְ⁠לֹ֣א בְ⁠כֹ֔חַ כִּ֣י אִם־בְּ⁠רוּחִ֔⁠י

not by,strength and=not by,power that/for/because/then/when if by,spirit_of,my

The angel 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: [You will not accomplish this by your own might or power, but my Spirit will accomplish it]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

אֵלַ⁠י֙ לֵ⁠אמֹ֔ר זֶ֚ה דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־זְרֻבָּבֶ֖ל לֵ⁠אמֹ֑ר לֹ֤א

to=me to=say this message/matter_of YHWH to/towards Zərubāⱱel to=say not

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [to me that this is the message from Yahweh to Zerubbabel: “Not]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

לֹ֤א בְ⁠חַ֨יִל֙ וְ⁠לֹ֣א בְ⁠כֹ֔חַ

not by,strength and=not by,power

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of might and power, you could express the same ideas in other ways. Alternate translation: [Not by strength and not by force]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

לֹ֤א בְ⁠חַ֨יִל֙ וְ⁠לֹ֣א בְ⁠כֹ֔חַ

not by,strength and=not by,power

The terms might and power mean similar things. The angel is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [Not by your own strength]