OET interlinear ISA 38:19

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

חַ֥י חַ֛י

he/it_lived he/it_lived

Hezekiah is using a phrase that expresses a strong feeling, his joy and relief at being among the living rather than the dead. There may be an equivalent word or phrase in your language that you can use in your translation to convey this feeling. Alternate translation: [Oh, those who are alive]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

חַ֥י חַ֛י

he/it_lived he/it_lived

Hezekiah is using the adjective living as a noun to mean a certain kind of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this adjective with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [Those who are alive, those who are alive]

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

ה֥וּא יוֹדֶ֖⁠ךָ

he/it he,gives_thanks_to_you

The pronoun He refers to living people. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [A living person thanks you]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

אָ֣ב לְ⁠בָנִ֔ים יוֹדִ֖יעַ

father to,children known

Hezekiah is not referring to a specific father. He means fathers in general. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use an expression that would be more natural in your language. Alternate translation: [fathers make known to sons]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אֶל אֲמִתֶּֽ⁠ךָ

to/towards faithfulness_of,your

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of faithfulness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [about how faithful you are]