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OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_said ʼAⱱrāhām to servant_his (the)_old household_his the_charge in_all that to_him/it put please hand_your under thigh_my.
OET (OET-RV) Then Abraham said to his oldest slave of his household who was in charge of everything that belonged to him, “Please put your hand under my thigh,
Note 1 topic: writing-newevent
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אַבְרָהָ֗ם אֶל
and=he/it_said ʼAⱱrāhām to/towards
Consider what is the best way to introduce the first event in this episode in your language. Alternate translation: “One day he told”
עַבְדּוֹ֙ זְקַ֣ן בֵּית֔וֹ
servant,his oldest household,his
Alternate translation: “the oldest servant in his household,” or “his senior household servant,”
הַמֹּשֵׁ֖ל בְּכָל
the,charge in=all
Alternate translation: “who managed everything that he owned,” or “who took care of his entire estate for him,”
Note 2 topic: translate-symaction
שִֽׂים נָ֥א יָדְךָ֖ תַּ֥חַת יְרֵכִֽי
put now hand,your below/instead_of thigh,my
You can make the meaning of this custom explicit in your translation, or you can put that information in a footnote. What Abraham asks his servant to do here is part of the vow-making process in verse 3. Alternate translation: “Please put your hand under my leg to show that you will do what I ask”
24:2 Putting his hand under Abraham’s thigh (cp. 47:29), the servant took a very solemn oath, assuming the burden of completing this mission.
OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_said ʼAⱱrāhām to servant_his (the)_old household_his the_charge in_all that to_him/it put please hand_your under thigh_my.
OET (OET-RV) Then Abraham said to his oldest slave of his household who was in charge of everything that belonged to him, “Please put your hand under my thigh,
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.