OET interlinear GEN 23:2

uW Translation Notes:

וַ⁠תָּ֣מָת שָׂרָ֗ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,she_died Sārāh at,Kiriath- four who/which Ḩeⱱrōn in=land Kənaˊan and,he_went ʼAⱱrāhām to,mourn for,Sarah and,to,weep,for_her )

Alternate translation: [Then she died] or [before she died]

Note 1 topic: translate-names

בְּ⁠קִרְיַ֥ת אַרְבַּ֛ע

(Some words not found in UHB: and,she_died Sārāh at,Kiriath- four who/which Ḩeⱱrōn in=land Kənaˊan and,he_went ʼAⱱrāhām to,mourn for,Sarah and,to,weep,for_her )

You can spell this name as two words, as in the Hebrew text, or combine them into one word with or without a hyphen. Be consistent with how you spell this name throughout the Bible. Alternate translation: [in the city of Kiriath-arba]

הִ֥וא חֶבְר֖וֹן

who/which Ḩeⱱrōn

The city of Kiriath Arba was later named Hebron (Joshua 14:15). Alternate translation: [which is also named Hebron] or [also known as Hebron] or [that is, Hebron]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

בְּ⁠אֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן

(Some words not found in UHB: and,she_died Sārāh at,Kiriath- four who/which Ḩeⱱrōn in=land Kənaˊan and,he_went ʼAⱱrāhām to,mourn for,Sarah and,to,weep,for_her )

For some languages it is more natural to put a general location before a specific location and say, “in the land of Canaan, in the city of Kiriath Arba, which is Hebron.” Alternate translation: [in the land called Canaan]

וַ⁠יָּבֹא֙ אַבְרָהָ֔ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and,she_died Sārāh at,Kiriath- four who/which Ḩeⱱrōn in=land Kənaˊan and,he_went ʼAⱱrāhām to,mourn for,Sarah and,to,weep,for_her )

Alternate translation: [Then Abraham came to her] or [Abraham came to her side]

לִ⁠סְפֹּ֥ד לְ⁠שָׂרָ֖ה וְ⁠לִ⁠בְכֹּתָֽ⁠הּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,she_died Sārāh at,Kiriath- four who/which Ḩeⱱrōn in=land Kənaˊan and,he_went ʼAⱱrāhām to,mourn for,Sarah and,to,weep,for_her )

For some languages it is necessary to translate this sentence using a verb form that expresses completion or past tense so that it is clear that Abraham actually did this. Alternate translation: [to mourn and cry for her]