OET interlinear ZEC 9:10

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

וְ⁠הִכְרַתִּי־רֶ֣כֶב מֵ⁠אֶפְרַ֗יִם

and,I_will_cut_off chariot from,Ephraim

The pronoun I refers to Yahweh. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [And Yahweh will cut off the chariot from Ephraim]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠הִכְרַתִּי־רֶ֣כֶב מֵ⁠אֶפְרַ֗יִם וְ⁠סוּס֙ מִ⁠יר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְ⁠נִכְרְתָה֙ קֶ֣שֶׁת מִלְחָמָ֔ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I_will_cut_off chariot from,Ephraim and,horse[s] from,Jerusalem and,it_will_be_cut_off bow_of battle and,he_will_speak peace to,nations and,dominion_of,his [will,be]_from_sea until sea and,from_[the],river until ends_of earth )

Here, the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war represents the military power of those regions. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [I will remove all the military power from Ephraim and from Jerusalem]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וְ⁠נִכְרְתָה֙ קֶ֣שֶׁת מִלְחָמָ֔ה

and,it_will_be_cut_off bow_of battle

The expression the bow of war will be cut off is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [and I will cut off the bow of war]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

קֶ֣שֶׁת מִלְחָמָ֔ה

bow_of battle

Yahweh is using the possessive form to describe a bow that is characterized by its use in war. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the bow used in war]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠דִבֶּ֥ר שָׁל֖וֹם לַ⁠גּוֹיִ֑ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I_will_cut_off chariot from,Ephraim and,horse[s] from,Jerusalem and,it_will_be_cut_off bow_of battle and,he_will_speak peace to,nations and,dominion_of,his [will,be]_from_sea until sea and,from_[the],river until ends_of earth )

Zechariah is using speak peace as a common expression of the culture to mean “proclaim peace.” 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: [And he will make peace with the nations] or [And he will make the nations behave peacefully]

Note 6 topic: writing-pronouns

וְ⁠דִבֶּ֥ר שָׁל֖וֹם לַ⁠גּוֹיִ֑ם

and,he_will_speak peace to,nations

The pronoun he refers to the king mentioned in the previous verse. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [And the king will speak peace to the nations]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וּ⁠מָשְׁל⁠וֹ֙ מִ⁠יָּ֣ם עַד־יָ֔ם

and,dominion_of,his [will,be]_from_sea until sea

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of dominion, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [and he will rule from sea to sea]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

מִ⁠יָּ֣ם עַד־יָ֔ם וּ⁠מִ⁠נָּהָ֖ר עַד־אַפְסֵי־אָֽרֶץ

[will,be]_from_sea until sea and,from_[the],river until ends_of earth

Yahweh is referring to all of the earth by naming two major regions, from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [across the entire earth]