OET interlinear ZEC 8:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-quotations

כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת

thus he/it_had_said YHWH armies/messengers

See how you translated the similar expression in [8:2](../08/02.md).

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

זְקֵנִ֣ים וּ⁠זְקֵנ֔וֹת

old_men and,old_[women]

Yahweh is referring to all elderly people by naming two major components, Old men and old women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [The elderly]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

וְ⁠אִ֧ישׁ מִשְׁעַנְתּ֛⁠וֹ בְּ⁠יָד֖⁠וֹ

and,each staff_of,his in=his/its=hand

Here the masculine term man has a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use language in your translation that is clearly inclusive of both men and women. Alternate translation: [and each person with a staff in hand]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

מֵ⁠רֹ֥ב יָמִֽים

from,abundance_of days

Yahweh is using from a multitude of days as a common expression of the culture to mean “because of old age.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [because of old age]