OET interlinear 1 KI 2:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-poetry

וְ⁠שָׁמַרְתָּ֞ אֶת־מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת ׀ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗י⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,you_will_keep DOM charge_of YHWH God_of,your to=go in,ways_of,his to=guard/protect statutes_of,his commandments_of,his and,judgments_of,his and,testimonies_of,his according,[what_is]_written in,the_law_of Mosheh so_that prosper DOM all/each/any/every which/who do and=DOM all/each/any/every which/who turn there )

David is using a construction in which a verb and its object come from the same root. You may be able to use the same construction in your language to express the meaning here. Alternatively, your language may have another way of saying this. Alternate translation: [And you shall keep the charge of Yahweh your God]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אֶת־מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת ׀ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗י⁠ךָ

DOM (Some words not found in UHB: and,you_will_keep DOM charge_of YHWH God_of,your to=go in,ways_of,his to=guard/protect statutes_of,his commandments_of,his and,judgments_of,his and,testimonies_of,his according,[what_is]_written in,the_law_of Mosheh so_that prosper DOM all/each/any/every which/who do and=DOM all/each/any/every which/who turn there )

The author is using the possessive form to describe a keeping that Yahweh has required. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the things that Yahweh your God requires you to keep]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לָ⁠לֶ֤כֶת בִּ⁠דְרָכָי⁠ו֙

to=go (Some words not found in UHB: and,you_will_keep DOM charge_of YHWH God_of,your to=go in,ways_of,his to=guard/protect statutes_of,his commandments_of,his and,judgments_of,his and,testimonies_of,his according,[what_is]_written in,the_law_of Mosheh so_that prosper DOM all/each/any/every which/who do and=DOM all/each/any/every which/who turn there )

See the discussion in the introduction to 1 Kings of how the author and characters use the idea of walking to mean living. Alternate translation: [to live as he wants people to live]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

חֻקֹּתָ֤י⁠ו מִצְוֺתָי⁠ו֙ וּ⁠מִשְׁפָּטָ֣י⁠ו וְ⁠עֵדְוֺתָ֔י⁠ו

(Some words not found in UHB: and,you_will_keep DOM charge_of YHWH God_of,your to=go in,ways_of,his to=guard/protect statutes_of,his commandments_of,his and,judgments_of,his and,testimonies_of,his according,[what_is]_written in,the_law_of Mosheh so_that prosper DOM all/each/any/every which/who do and=DOM all/each/any/every which/who turn there )

The terms statutes, commandments, judgments, and testimonies mean similar things. David is using these terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [everything that he has commanded]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

כַּ⁠כָּת֖וּב בְּ⁠תוֹרַ֣ת מֹשֶׁ֑ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,you_will_keep DOM charge_of YHWH God_of,your to=go in,ways_of,his to=guard/protect statutes_of,his commandments_of,his and,judgments_of,his and,testimonies_of,his according,[what_is]_written in,the_law_of Mosheh so_that prosper DOM all/each/any/every which/who do and=DOM all/each/any/every which/who turn there )

The expression as written is a passive verbal form. If your language would not use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [as Moses wrote in the law]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

אֵ֚ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר תַּֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה וְ⁠אֵ֛ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּפְנֶ֖ה שָֽׁם

DOM (Some words not found in UHB: and,you_will_keep DOM charge_of YHWH God_of,your to=go in,ways_of,his to=guard/protect statutes_of,his commandments_of,his and,judgments_of,his and,testimonies_of,his according,[what_is]_written in,the_law_of Mosheh so_that prosper DOM all/each/any/every which/who do and=DOM all/each/any/every which/who turn there )

The phrases all that you do and everywhere that you turn there mean similar things. David is using the two phrases together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [in everything that you seek to accomplish]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

וְ⁠אֵ֛ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּפְנֶ֖ה שָֽׁם

and=DOM (Some words not found in UHB: and,you_will_keep DOM charge_of YHWH God_of,your to=go in,ways_of,his to=guard/protect statutes_of,his commandments_of,his and,judgments_of,his and,testimonies_of,his according,[what_is]_written in,the_law_of Mosheh so_that prosper DOM all/each/any/every which/who do and=DOM all/each/any/every which/who turn there )

It might seem that the expression everywhere that you turn there contains extra information that would not be natural to express in your language. If so, you could shorten it. Alternate translation: [and everywhere that you go]