OET interlinear 1 KI 20:42

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה יַ֛עַן שִׁלַּ֥חְתָּ אֶת־אִישׁ־חֶרְמִ֖⁠י מִ⁠יָּ֑ד וְ⁠הָיְתָ֤ה נַפְשְׁ⁠ךָ֙ תַּ֣חַת נַפְשׁ֔⁠וֹ וְ⁠עַמְּ⁠ךָ֖ תַּ֥חַת עַמּֽ⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to=him/it thus he/it_had_said YHWH because let_go DOM (a)_man my_total_destruction_of,my from,a_hand and,it_will_be life_of,your below/instead_of life_of,his and,people_of,your below/instead_of people_of,his )

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [Yahweh says that because you have sent away a man of his devotion from your hand, so it will be your life in place of his life and your people in place of his people]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אֶת־אִישׁ־חֶרְמִ֖⁠י

DOM (a)_man my_total_destruction_of,my

Yahweh, speaking through the prophet, is using this possessive form to mean a man whom he had devoted to destruction. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [a man whom I had devoted]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אֶת־אִישׁ־חֶרְמִ֖⁠י

DOM (a)_man my_total_destruction_of,my

The word that the ULT translates as devotion was a specialized term that described the cultural practice of giving something over to Yahweh so that humans would no longer be able to use it. The context indicates that in this case, this was to be accomplished through the total destruction of this man. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [a man whom I wanted you to destroy]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

מִ⁠יָּ֑ד

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to=him/it thus he/it_had_said YHWH because let_go DOM (a)_man my_total_destruction_of,my from,a_hand and,it_will_be life_of,your below/instead_of life_of,his and,people_of,your below/instead_of people_of,his )

Here, hand represents the power or control of a person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [when you had him in your power] or [when you had him as your prisoner]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠הָיְתָ֤ה נַפְשְׁ⁠ךָ֙ תַּ֣חַת נַפְשׁ֔⁠וֹ וְ⁠עַמְּ⁠ךָ֖ תַּ֥חַת עַמּֽ⁠וֹ

and,it_will_be (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to=him/it thus he/it_had_said YHWH because let_go DOM (a)_man my_total_destruction_of,my from,a_hand and,it_will_be life_of,your below/instead_of life_of,his and,people_of,your below/instead_of people_of,his )

See how you translated the similar expression in 20:39. Alternate translation: [so you will pay for that with your life, and your people will pay for that with their lives]