OET interlinear 1 KI 12:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_saw all/each/any/every Yisrael that/for/because/then/when not listen the=king to,them and,they_brought_back the,people DOM the=king answer to=say what? to/for=ourselves share in,David and=not inheritance in,the_son_of Yishay/(Jesse) to,tents_of,your Yisrael now look_after house_of,your_own Dāvid and=he/it_went Yisrael to,tents_of,its )

See how you translated the similar expression in [12:1](../12/01.md). Alternate translation: [the representatives of the Israelite tribes]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לֹֽא־שָׁמַ֣ע & אֲלֵי⁠הֶם֒

not (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_saw all/each/any/every Yisrael that/for/because/then/when not listen the=king to,them and,they_brought_back the,people DOM the=king answer to=say what? to/for=ourselves share in,David and=not inheritance in,the_son_of Yishay/(Jesse) to,tents_of,your Yisrael now look_after house_of,your_own Dāvid and=he/it_went Yisrael to,tents_of,its )

See how you translated the similar expression in [5:8](../05/08.md). Alternate translation: [would not agree to do what they had asked]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וַ⁠יָּשִׁ֣בוּ הָ⁠עָ֣ם אֶת־הַ⁠מֶּ֣לֶךְ דָּבָ֣ר

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_saw all/each/any/every Yisrael that/for/because/then/when not listen the=king to,them and,they_brought_back the,people DOM the=king answer to=say what? to/for=ourselves share in,David and=not inheritance in,the_son_of Yishay/(Jesse) to,tents_of,your Yisrael now look_after house_of,your_own Dāvid and=he/it_went Yisrael to,tents_of,its )

Here, a word represents what the people said by using words. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and the people spoke in response to the king]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

מַה־לָּ⁠נוּ֩ חֵ֨לֶק בְּ⁠דָוִ֜ד וְ⁠לֹֽא־נַחֲלָ֣ה בְּ⁠בֶן־יִשַׁ֗י

what? (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_saw all/each/any/every Yisrael that/for/because/then/when not listen the=king to,them and,they_brought_back the,people DOM the=king answer to=say what? to/for=ourselves share in,David and=not inheritance in,the_son_of Yishay/(Jesse) to,tents_of,your Yisrael now look_after house_of,your_own Dāvid and=he/it_went Yisrael to,tents_of,its )

Here, David represents a kingdom ruled by descendants of David, and the son of Jesse represents the dynasty of Jesse’s son. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [What portion is to us in a kingdom ruled by descendants of David? And no inheritance in the dynasty of the son of Jesse]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

מַה־לָּ⁠נוּ֩ חֵ֨לֶק בְּ⁠דָוִ֜ד וְ⁠לֹֽא־נַחֲלָ֣ה בְּ⁠בֶן־יִשַׁ֗י

what? (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_saw all/each/any/every Yisrael that/for/because/then/when not listen the=king to,them and,they_brought_back the,people DOM the=king answer to=say what? to/for=ourselves share in,David and=not inheritance in,the_son_of Yishay/(Jesse) to,tents_of,your Yisrael now look_after house_of,your_own Dāvid and=he/it_went Yisrael to,tents_of,its )

These two phrases mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could combine them and express the emphasis in another way. If you have already translated the book of 1 Samuel, see how you translated the similar expression in [1 Samuel 20:1](../1sa/20/01.md). Alternate translation: [We will inherit no portion of the kingdom of David, the son of Jesse]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מַה־לָּ⁠נוּ֩ חֵ֨לֶק בְּ⁠דָוִ֜ד וְ⁠לֹֽא־נַחֲלָ֣ה בְּ⁠בֶן־יִשַׁ֗י

what? (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_saw all/each/any/every Yisrael that/for/because/then/when not listen the=king to,them and,they_brought_back the,people DOM the=king answer to=say what? to/for=ourselves share in,David and=not inheritance in,the_son_of Yishay/(Jesse) to,tents_of,your Yisrael now look_after house_of,your_own Dāvid and=he/it_went Yisrael to,tents_of,its )

The Israelite leaders are speaking as if David were actually land or property of which the Israelites could have a portion that they would receive as an inheritance. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [We want nothing to do with the kingdom of David son of Jesse]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

מַה־לָּ⁠נוּ֩ חֵ֨לֶק בְּ⁠דָוִ֜ד

what? (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_saw all/each/any/every Yisrael that/for/because/then/when not listen the=king to,them and,they_brought_back the,people DOM the=king answer to=say what? to/for=ourselves share in,David and=not inheritance in,the_son_of Yishay/(Jesse) to,tents_of,your Yisrael now look_after house_of,your_own Dāvid and=he/it_went Yisrael to,tents_of,its )

The people are using the question form What portion is to us in David? to emphasize that they have no share or inheritance with David’s dynasty. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [We have no portion in David!]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְ⁠לֹֽא־נַחֲלָ֣ה בְּ⁠בֶן־יִשַׁ֗י

and=not inheritance (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_saw all/each/any/every Yisrael that/for/because/then/when not listen the=king to,them and,they_brought_back the,people DOM the=king answer to=say what? to/for=ourselves share in,David and=not inheritance in,the_son_of Yishay/(Jesse) to,tents_of,your Yisrael now look_after house_of,your_own Dāvid and=he/it_went Yisrael to,tents_of,its )

The people are leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [And we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

לְ⁠אֹהָלֶ֨י⁠ךָ֙ & לְ⁠אֹהָלָֽי⁠ו

to,tents_of,your & to,tents_of,its

See how you translated the similar expression in [8:66](../08/66.md). Alternate translation: [To your homes … to their homes]

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

לְ⁠אֹהָלֶ֨י⁠ךָ֙

to,tents_of,your

The people are leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [Return to your tents] or [Return to your homes]

Note 11 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

רְאֵ֥ה בֵיתְ⁠ךָ֖

look_after house_of,your_own

The people are using see your house as a common expression of their culture to mean “take care of your own affairs” or “rule only your own tribe.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [see to your own house] or [be the king of your own tribe]

Note 12 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

דָּוִ֑ד

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_saw all/each/any/every Yisrael that/for/because/then/when not listen the=king to,them and,they_brought_back the,people DOM the=king answer to=say what? to/for=ourselves share in,David and=not inheritance in,the_son_of Yishay/(Jesse) to,tents_of,your Yisrael now look_after house_of,your_own Dāvid and=he/it_went Yisrael to,tents_of,its )

Here, David represents the royal dynasty of David, in which Rehoboam is the current king. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Rehoboam] or [you descendant of David]