OET interlinear 1 KI 20:27

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וּ⁠בְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הָתְפָּקְדוּ֙ וְ⁠כָלְכְּל֔וּ

and=the_sons (Some words not found in UHB: and=the_sons Yisrael mustered and,they_were_supplied and,they_went to,meet,them and,they_encamped sons_of Yisrael before,them like,two_of little_flocks_of goats and,Aram filled DOM the=earth/land )

The expressions were mustered and were sustained are passive verbal forms. If your language would not use those forms, you could express the ideas in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [And Ahab mustered the sons of Israel and sustained them]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כִּ⁠שְׁנֵי֙ חֲשִׂפֵ֣י עִזִּ֔ים

(Some words not found in UHB: and=the_sons Yisrael mustered and,they_were_supplied and,they_went to,meet,them and,they_encamped sons_of Yisrael before,them like,two_of little_flocks_of goats and,Aram filled DOM the=earth/land )

The point of this comparison is that just as two little flocks of goats are small in number, so the Israelite army was small in number compared to the large Aramean army. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [in relatively small numbers, like two little flocks of goats]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

וַ⁠אֲרָ֖ם מִלְא֥וּ אֶת־הָ⁠אָֽרֶץ

and,Aram filled DOM the=earth/land

The author says Aram filled the land 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: [the Aramean army spread out over much of the land]