OET interlinear ZEC 8:6

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: grammar-connect-condition-fact

כִּ֣י יִפָּלֵ֗א

that/for/because/then/when impossible

Yahweh is speaking as if this were a hypothetical possibility, but he means that it is actually true. If your language does not state something as a condition if it is certain or true, or if your readers might think that what Yahweh is saying is uncertain, then you could translate this as a confident statement. Alternate translation: [Since it is wonderful]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בְּ⁠עֵינֵי֙ שְׁאֵרִית֙ הָ⁠עָ֣ם הַ⁠זֶּ֔ה

in/on=both_eyes_of remnant_of of,the_people the=this

Yahweh is using in the eyes of as a common expression of the culture to mean “in the judgment of” or “in the opinion of.” 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: [in the opinion of the remnant of this people]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

גַּם בְּ⁠עֵינַ⁠י יִפָּלֵ֔א

(Some words not found in UHB: thus he/it_had_said YHWH armies/messengers that/for/because/then/when impossible in/on=both_eyes_of remnant_of of,the_people the=this in_the=days the=those also/yet in,eyes_of,my impossible declares_of YHWH armies/messengers )

Yahweh is using the question form to emphasize that nothing is too difficult for him. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [it will also be wonderful in my eyes]

Note 5 topic: writing-quotations

נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת

declares_of YHWH armies/messengers

The phrase declaration of Yahweh of Armies affirms that the preceding words are from Yahweh. In your translation, use a natural way of representing this kind of affirmation in your language. It may not be necessary to represent this phrase explicitly.