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OET (OET-LV) And_the_girl [was]_beautiful up_to muchness and_it_became to/for_the_king a_nurse and_served_him and_the_king not know_sexually_her.
OET (OET-RV) She was incredibly beautiful and she took care of the king, but he didn’t have sexual relations with her.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
יָפָ֣ה עַד־מְאֹ֑ד
beautiful until very
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of abundance, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “was abundantly beautiful”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
יָפָ֣ה עַד־מְאֹ֑ד
beautiful until very
Here, the phrase as far as abundance indicates that Abishag was extremely beautiful. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “was very beautiful”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism
וְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לֹ֥א יְדָעָֽהּ
and,the,king not know_~_sexually,her
The author is referring to having sex in a polite way by using the word know. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a polite way of referring to this in your language, or you could state this plainly. Alternate translation: “but the king did not sleep with her” or “but the king did not have sexual relations with her”
OET (OET-LV) And_the_girl [was]_beautiful up_to muchness and_it_became to/for_the_king a_nurse and_served_him and_the_king not know_sexually_her.
OET (OET-RV) She was incredibly beautiful and she took care of the king, but he didn’t have sexual relations with her.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.