OET interlinear ZEC 7:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בֵּֽית אֵ֔ל

(Some words not found in UHB: and,it_had_sent house_of -^ʼēl chief ʼeʦer and,Regem- king and,men_of,his to,entreat DOM face/surface_of YHWH )

Here, Bethel represents the people who lived in that city. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [The people who lived in Bethel]

Note 2 topic: translate-names

שַׂר־אֶ֕צֶר וְ⁠רֶ֥גֶם מֶ֖לֶךְ

chief ʼeʦer and,Regem- king

The words Sharezer and Regem-Melek are the names of men.

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

וַֽ⁠אֲנָשָׁ֑י⁠ו

and,men_of,his

The pronoun their refers to Sharezer and Regem-Melek. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [and the men who were with them]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

פְּנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,it_had_sent house_of -^ʼēl chief ʼeʦer and,Regem- king and,men_of,his to,entreat DOM face/surface_of YHWH )

Here, the face of Yahweh represents his presence. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [the presence of Yahweh]