OET interlinear ZEC 5:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

בֵּית֔⁠וֹ

his_house_of,his

The pronoun his refers to each person who steals or swears falsely, as mentioned earlier in the verse. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [the house of the one who sinned]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בִּ⁠שְׁמִ֖⁠י

by,name_of,my

Here, my name represents Yahweh’s person and authority. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [by my name and authority]

Note 3 topic: writing-quotations

נְאֻם֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת

declares_of YHWH armies/messengers

The phrase declaration of Yahweh of Armies identifies the speaker of the direct quotation. In your translation, use a natural way of indicating the speaker of a direct quotation in your language. It may not be necessary to represent this phrase as an interruption within the quotation.

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

וּ⁠בָ֨אָה֙ & וְ⁠לָ֨נֶה֙ & וְ⁠כִלַּ֖תּ⁠וּ

and,it_will_go & and,it_will_lodge & and,it,will_destroy_it

The pronoun it refers to the curse. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [and the curse will come … And the curse will spend the night … and the curse will consume the house]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

הַ⁠גַּנָּ֔ב & הַ⁠נִּשְׁבָּ֥ע בִּ⁠שְׁמִ֖⁠י לַ⁠שָּׁ֑קֶר

of,the_thief & of,the_[one_who]_swears_an_oath by,name_of,my to,falsehood

Yahweh is not referring to a specific thief or a specific person swearing by his name to falsehood. He means any such person 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: [people who steal … people who swear falsely by my name]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

וְ⁠לָ֨נֶה֙ בְּ⁠ת֣וֹךְ בֵּית֔⁠וֹ וְ⁠כִלַּ֖תּ⁠וּ וְ⁠אֶת־עֵצָ֥י⁠ו וְ⁠אֶת־אֲבָנָֽי⁠ו

and,it_will_lodge in_the=middle his_house_of,his and,it,will_destroy_it and=DOM wood(s)_of,its and=DOM stone(s)_of,its

Yahweh is speaking of the curse as if it were a living thing that could spend the night in the midst of someone’s house and consume a house and its timbers and its stones. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [And it will remain in his house and will destroy it, and its timbers and its stones]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

הַ⁠נִּשְׁבָּ֥ע בִּ⁠שְׁמִ֖⁠י

of,the_[one_who]_swears_an_oath by,name_of,my

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of falsehood, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the one falsely swearing by my name]