OET interlinear 1 KI 21:19

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

וְ⁠דִבַּרְתָּ֨ אֵלָ֜י⁠ו לֵ⁠אמֹ֗ר כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הֲ⁠רָצַ֖חְתָּ וְ⁠גַם־יָרָ֑שְׁתָּ וְ⁠דִבַּרְתָּ֨ אֵלָ֜י⁠ו לֵ⁠אמֹ֗ר כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה בִּ⁠מְק֗וֹם אֲשֶׁ֨ר לָקְק֤וּ הַ⁠כְּלָבִים֙ אֶת־דַּ֣ם נָב֔וֹת יָלֹ֧קּוּ הַ⁠כְּלָבִ֛ים אֶת־דָּמְ⁠ךָ֖ גַּם־אָֽתָּה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,you_will_speak to=him/it to=say thus he/it_had_said YHWH have,you_murdered? and=also taken_possession and,you_will_speak to=him/it to=say thus he/it_had_said YHWH in,the_place_of which/who licked_up the,dogs DOM blood_of Nāⱱōt lick_up the,dogs DOM blood_of,your also/yet you(ms) )

There are three levels of quotation in each sentence here. The author is quoting what Yahweh said to Elijah (level 1), continuing from the previous verse. Yahweh tells Elijah what he wants him to say to Ahab (level 2). This includes direct quotations from Yahweh himself (level 3). Use the appropriate punctuation in your language to mark these levels of quotation. Alternatively, you could translate this so that there are not second-level or third-level quotations (see the Quotes within Quotes note).

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

וְ⁠דִבַּרְתָּ֨ אֵלָ֜י⁠ו לֵ⁠אמֹ֗ר כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הֲ⁠רָצַ֖חְתָּ וְ⁠גַם־יָרָ֑שְׁתָּ וְ⁠דִבַּרְתָּ֨ אֵלָ֜י⁠ו לֵ⁠אמֹ֗ר כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה בִּ⁠מְק֗וֹם אֲשֶׁ֨ר לָקְק֤וּ הַ⁠כְּלָבִים֙ אֶת־דַּ֣ם נָב֔וֹת יָלֹ֧קּוּ הַ⁠כְּלָבִ֛ים אֶת־דָּמְ⁠ךָ֖ גַּם־אָֽתָּה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,you_will_speak to=him/it to=say thus he/it_had_said YHWH have,you_murdered? and=also taken_possession and,you_will_speak to=him/it to=say thus he/it_had_said YHWH in,the_place_of which/who licked_up the,dogs DOM blood_of Nāⱱōt lick_up the,dogs DOM blood_of,your also/yet you(ms) )

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [And you shall tell him that I say that he has murdered and also taken possession. And you shall tell him that I say that in the place where the dogs licked the blood of Naboth, the dogs will lick his blood, even his]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

הֲ⁠רָצַ֖חְתָּ וְ⁠גַם־יָרָ֑שְׁתָּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,you_will_speak to=him/it to=say thus he/it_had_said YHWH have,you_murdered? and=also taken_possession and,you_will_speak to=him/it to=say thus he/it_had_said YHWH in,the_place_of which/who licked_up the,dogs DOM blood_of Nāⱱōt lick_up the,dogs DOM blood_of,your also/yet you(ms) )

Yahweh is using the question form to express strong condemnation and accusation rather than to ask for information. 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: [You have murdered and also taken possession!]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

הֲ⁠רָצַ֖חְתָּ וְ⁠גַם־יָרָ֑שְׁתָּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,you_will_speak to=him/it to=say thus he/it_had_said YHWH have,you_murdered? and=also taken_possession and,you_will_speak to=him/it to=say thus he/it_had_said YHWH in,the_place_of which/who licked_up the,dogs DOM blood_of Nāⱱōt lick_up the,dogs DOM blood_of,your also/yet you(ms) )

Yahweh is 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: [You have murdered a man and also taken possession of his property!]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

גַּם־אָֽתָּה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,you_will_speak to=him/it to=say thus he/it_had_said YHWH have,you_murdered? and=also taken_possession and,you_will_speak to=him/it to=say thus he/it_had_said YHWH in,the_place_of which/who licked_up the,dogs DOM blood_of Nāⱱōt lick_up the,dogs DOM blood_of,your also/yet you(ms) )

By even you, Yahweh is stressing to Ahab that the punishment he describes will indeed happen to him. One possible implication is that even though Ahab is a king, he will not escape this judgment. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [even though you are a king]