OET interlinear 1KI 2:30

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / go

וַ⁠יָּבֹ֨א בְנָיָ֜הוּ

and,came Bənā\sup_yāh

In a context such as this, your language might say “came” instead of went. Alternate translation: “And Benaiah came”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר הַ⁠מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ צֵ֔א

thus he/it_had_said the=king come_out

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: “The king says that you must come out!”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / go

צֵ֔א

come_out

In a context such as this, your language might say “Go” instead of Come. Alternate translation: “Go out”

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

לֹ֖א כִּ֣י פֹ֣ה אָמ֑וּת

not that/for/because/then/when here die

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: “Here I will die, so no”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וַ⁠יָּ֨שֶׁב בְּנָיָ֤הוּ & דָּבָ֣ר

and,brought_~_again Bənā\sup_yāh & word

Here, word represents what Benaiah said using words. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “And Benaiah brought back a message” or “And Benaiah sent back a message”

Note 6 topic: writing-quotations

לֵ⁠אמֹ֔ר

to=say

Consider natural ways of introducing direct quotations in your language. Alternate translation: “and he said”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

כֹּֽה־דִבֶּ֥ר יוֹאָ֖ב וְ⁠כֹ֥ה עָנָֽ⁠נִי

thus thus said Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) and,thus answered,me

The terms Thus Joab has spoken and thus he answered me mean similar things. Benaiah is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: “Thus Joab answered me”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

כֹּֽה־דִבֶּ֥ר יוֹאָ֖ב וְ⁠כֹ֥ה עָנָֽ⁠נִי

thus thus said Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) and,thus answered,me

Here, the words Thus and thus refer to what Joab said without repeating all the words he said. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Joab has spoken these words, and with these words he answered me” or “Joab told me that he would not come out and that he would die there”