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OET (OET-LV) And_ʼAⱱīmelek not he_had_drawn_near to_her/it and_he_said my_master a_nation also righteous will_you_kill.
OET (OET-RV) Now Abimelech hadn’t gone near to her, so he said, “My master, would you destroy a nation even though it’s innocent?
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-time-background
וַאֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְ
and,Abimelech
Consider what is the best way in your language to introduce this background information. Alternate translation: [Now King Abimelech]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism
לֹ֥א קָרַ֖ב אֵלֶ֑יהָ
not approached to=her/it
Translate this clause in a way that will not be offensive or embarrassing in your language when it is read aloud in public. See how you translated a different phrase in Genesis [19:31](../19/31.md) come to us that has the same meaning. Alternate translation: [had not yet slept with her] or [had not had marital relations with Sarah]
Note 3 topic: writing-quotations
וַיֹּאמַ֕ר
(Some words not found in UHB: and,Abimelech not approached to=her/it and,he_said my=master a,nation? also/yet law-abiding/just destroy )
The way you translate this quote margin will depend on how you translate the rhetorical question that follows it.
Note 4 topic: writing-politeness
אֲדֹנָ֕י
my=master
See how you translated this title of respect for God in Genesis [18:27](../18/27.md), [30–32](../18/30.md). Alternate translation: [My Master] or [Master]
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
הֲג֥וֹי גַּם־צַדִּ֖יק תַּהֲרֹֽג
a,nation? (Some words not found in UHB: and,Abimelech not approached to=her/it and,he_said my=master a,nation? also/yet law-abiding/just destroy )
King Abimelech uses a rhetorical question here to express his desperate concern. Abimelech is saying in a dramatic way that if God kills him, he will destroy the innocent nation that Abimelech leads as their king. Make sure in your translation that he sounds humble and not angry or rude. Alternate translation: [please do not kill me and the people I rule, since we are righteous.]
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
צַדִּ֖יק
(Some words not found in UHB: and,Abimelech not approached to=her/it and,he_said my=master a,nation? also/yet law-abiding/just destroy )
Consider again how you translated the word righteous in the book of Genesis. See [6:9](../06/09.md), [7:1](../07/01.md), [18:23–26](../18/23.md), [28](../18/28.md); [20:4](../20/04.md). It may be necessary to translate this term in different ways, depending on the context. Alternate translation: [we are actually righteous]
OET (OET-LV) And_ʼAⱱīmelek not he_had_drawn_near to_her/it and_he_said my_master a_nation also righteous will_you_kill.
OET (OET-RV) Now Abimelech hadn’t gone near to her, so he said, “My master, would you destroy a nation even though it’s innocent?
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.