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OET (OET-LV) And_ʼₐⱱīmelek not he_had_drawn_near to_her/it and_said my_master 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 Gen 19:31 (“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
and,said
The way you translate this quote margin will depend on how you translate the rhetorical question that follows it.
אֲדֹנָ֕י
my=master
See how you translated this title of respect for God in Gen 18:27, 30-32. Alternate translation: “My Master,” or “Master,”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
הֲג֥וֹי גַּם & תַּהֲרֹֽג
?,nation also/yet & 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 nation that Abimelech leads as their king. Make sure in your translation that he does not sound angry or rude. Also, see how you translated nation in Gen 18:18. Alternate translation: “will you kill me and my people group even if” or “please do not kill me and my people group, since”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
צַדִּ֖יק
law-abiding/just
Consider again how you translated the word righteous in the book of Genesis. See Gen 6:9, 7:1, 18:23-26, 28; 20:4. It may be necessary to translate this term in different ways, depending on the context. Alternate translation: “we are actually righteous”
20:1-18 This second “sister story” in Genesis (cp. 12:10-20) occurred shortly before Sarah became pregnant with Isaac (ch 21). On both occasions, God protected Abraham and Sarah’s marriage in purity for the sake of the covenant promises. Participation in God’s plan requires separation from worldly corruption.
• This story took place in the Promised Land; it showed Israel how God intervened in people’s lives to fulfill his plan, how God continued to protect them against threats from other tribes, and how God used his chosen people to mediate his relationship with the nations.
• God’s preventing the destruction of Abraham’s marriage by adultery reminded the Israelites to keep their marriages morally and racially pure (Ezra 9:1-4; Neh 13:23-27; Mal 2:10-17); they should not allow any opportunity for temptation (Exod 20:14, 17; Lev 20:10; 21:13-15). Adultery would eventually destroy the covenant and the covenant people.
OET (OET-LV) And_ʼₐⱱīmelek not he_had_drawn_near to_her/it and_said my_master 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 Greek words that they’re translated from.