OET interlinear 1 KI 20:34

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

וַ⁠יֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֡י⁠ו

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to=him/it the,cities which/who he/it_had_taken father_of,my from,with I_will_show=you(ms) restore and,streets set_up to/for=yourself(m) in,Damascus just=as set_up father_of,my in,Samaria and,I with,covenant I,will_let_you_go and,he_made to=him/it covenant and=he/it_sent_out/away=him/it )

The pronoun he refers to Ben Hadad, while the pronoun him refers to Ahab. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [And Ben Hadad said to Ahab]

Note 2 topic: writing-quotations

וַ⁠אֲנִ֖י בַּ⁠בְּרִ֣ית אֲשַׁלְּחֶ֑⁠ךָּ

and,I (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to=him/it the,cities which/who he/it_had_taken father_of,my from,with I_will_show=you(ms) restore and,streets set_up to/for=yourself(m) in,Damascus just=as set_up father_of,my in,Samaria and,I with,covenant I,will_let_you_go and,he_made to=him/it covenant and=he/it_sent_out/away=him/it )

This is a direct quotation of what Ahab said in response to Ben Hadad. In your translation, use a natural way of introducing direct quotations in your language. Alternate translation: [And Ahab replied, “And I, I will send you away with a covenant.”]

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

וַ⁠אֲנִ֖י & אֲשַׁלְּחֶ֑⁠ךָּ

and,I & (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to=him/it the,cities which/who he/it_had_taken father_of,my from,with I_will_show=you(ms) restore and,streets set_up to/for=yourself(m) in,Damascus just=as set_up father_of,my in,Samaria and,I with,covenant I,will_let_you_go and,he_made to=him/it covenant and=he/it_sent_out/away=him/it )

See how you translated the similar expression “I, I will do” in [5:8](../05/08.md). Alternate translation: [And for my part, I will send you away]

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

וַ⁠יִּכְרָת־ל֥⁠וֹ בְרִ֖ית וַֽ⁠יְשַׁלְּחֵֽ⁠הוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to=him/it the,cities which/who he/it_had_taken father_of,my from,with I_will_show=you(ms) restore and,streets set_up to/for=yourself(m) in,Damascus just=as set_up father_of,my in,Samaria and,I with,covenant I,will_let_you_go and,he_made to=him/it covenant and=he/it_sent_out/away=him/it )

In the first clause, the pronoun he refers to Ben Hadad, while the pronoun him refers to Ahab. In the second clause, the pronoun he refers to Ahab, while the pronoun him refers to Ben Hadad. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [And Ben Hadad cut a covenant with Ahab, and Ahab sent Ben Hadad away]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וַ⁠יִּכְרָת־ל֥⁠וֹ בְרִ֖ית

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to=him/it the,cities which/who he/it_had_taken father_of,my from,with I_will_show=you(ms) restore and,streets set_up to/for=yourself(m) in,Damascus just=as set_up father_of,my in,Samaria and,I with,covenant I,will_let_you_go and,he_made to=him/it covenant and=he/it_sent_out/away=him/it )

The author is using cut a covenant as a common expression of his culture to mean that Ben Hadad made a covenant with Ahab. 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. See how you translated the similar expression in [5:12](../05/12.md). Alternate translation: [And he made a covenant with him]