InterlinearVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEUT JOB YEHO (JOS) HERO (JDG) RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG YOEL (JOEL) MIC ISA ZEP HAB YIR (JER) LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBAD DAN EZEK EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL 2 PS WIS TOB MAN BAR G DAN G ESD L ESD ESG JDT 3 MAC SIR 1 MAC 2 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL LAOD PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV
InterlinearVerse Zec C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14
Zec 8 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V13 V14 V15 V16 V17 V18 V19 V20 V21 V22 V23
OET-LV If/because the_seed_of (the)_peace the_vine it_will_give fruit_of_its and_the_earth it_will_give DOM produce_of_its and_the_heavens they_will_give dew_of_their and_I_will_give_as_an_inheritance DOM the_remnant_of the_people the_this DOM all_of these_things.
OET (OET-RV) Because seeds of peace will be sown. The grapevine will produce its fruit and the soil will give its produce. The skies will give their dew, because I’ll give all those things to those people as an inheritance.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
זֶ֣רַע הַשָּׁל֗וֹם
seed/offspring of_(the),peace
Yahweh is speaking of future prosperity as if it were a seed planted in peace that would produce an abundant harvest. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [there will be peace and prosperity]
Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases
כִּֽי
that/for/because/then/when
Here the word For introduces not a reason but an explanation. You may want to use a different connecting word to show how this statement relates to what comes before it. Alternate translation: [Instead]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
הַשָּׁל֗וֹם
of_(the),peace
See how you translated the similar expression in 8:10.
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / personification
הַגֶּ֜פֶן תִּתֵּ֤ן פִּרְיָהּ֙ וְהָאָ֨רֶץ֙ תִּתֵּ֣ן אֶת יְבוּלָ֔הּ וְהַשָּׁמַ֖יִם יִתְּנ֣וּ טַלָּ֑ם
the,vine yield fruit_of,its and=the=earth give DOM produce_of,its and,the,heavens give dew_of,their
Yahweh speaks of the vine, the land, and the heavens as if they were persons who could give things to people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [fruit will come from the vine, produce will come from the land, and dew will fall from the heavens]
OET-LV If/because the_seed_of (the)_peace the_vine it_will_give fruit_of_its and_the_earth it_will_give DOM produce_of_its and_the_heavens they_will_give dew_of_their and_I_will_give_as_an_inheritance DOM the_remnant_of the_people the_this DOM all_of these_things.
OET (OET-RV) Because seeds of peace will be sown. The grapevine will produce its fruit and the soil will give its produce. The skies will give their dew, because I’ll give all those things to those people as an inheritance.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.