OET interlinear 1 KI 11:15

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-background

וַ⁠יְהִ֗י

and=he/it_was

The author is providing background information about when David was in Edom to help readers understand how Hadad became an adversary to Solomon. In your translation, introduce this information in a way that would be natural in your own language and culture.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

בַּ⁠עֲל֗וֹת יוֹאָב֙ שַׂ֣ר הַ⁠צָּבָ֔א

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was when,was Dāvid DOM ʼEdōm when,went_up Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) chief of,the_army to,bury DOM the_[ones],slain and,he_struck_down all/each/any/every male in,Edom )

See how you translated the similar expression in [1:25](../01/25.md). Alternate translation: [when Joab, the commander of the army, had gone]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

אֶת־הַ⁠חֲלָלִ֑ים

DOM DOM the_[ones],slain

The author is using the adjective slain 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: [the Israelite soldiers whom the Edomites had slain]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ⁠יַּ֥ךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was when,was Dāvid DOM ʼEdōm when,went_up Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) chief of,the_army to,bury DOM the_[ones],slain and,he_struck_down all/each/any/every male in,Edom )

See the discussion of the term “struck” in the introduction to 1 Kings. Alternate translation: [that he had killed]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

וַ⁠יַּ֥ךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was when,was Dāvid DOM ʼEdōm when,went_up Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) chief of,the_army to,bury DOM the_[ones],slain and,he_struck_down all/each/any/every male in,Edom )

The author says that Joab had struck or killed every male in Edom as an overstatement for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different way to express the emphasis. Alternate translation: [that he had tried hard to kill]