OET interlinear 1 KI 2:31

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וַ⁠הֲסִירֹ֣תָ ׀ דְּמֵ֣י חִנָּ֗ם אֲשֶׁר֙ שָׁפַ֣ךְ יוֹאָ֔ב מֵ⁠עָלַ֕⁠י וּ⁠מֵ⁠עַ֖ל בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽ⁠י

and,you_will_remove bloods_of without_cause which/who shed Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) from,on,me and,from,on house_of my_father_of,of

Here Solomon speaks as if the bloodshed that Joab committed were a liquid that he had poured out on Solomon and the house of his father David, and he speaks as if killing Joab will remove this liquid from them. He means that the bloodshed that Joab committed causes Solomon and the house of his father David to be guilty, and that killing Joab will cause them no longer to be guilty. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable figure of speech or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and you will cleanse me and the house of my father from the bloodshed without cause with which Joab stained us” or “and you will take away from me and from the house of my father the guilt of the bloodshed without cause that Joab caused”

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

וַ⁠הֲסִירֹ֣תָ

and,you_will_remove

Here, the word and introduces what will happen as a result of Benaiah killing and burying Joab. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a result. Alternate translation: “so that you will remove” or “and so you will remove”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽ⁠י

house_of my_father_of,of

Here, house represents David’s family and descendants. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the relatives of my father” or “the descendants of my father”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

דְּמֵ֣י חִנָּ֗ם

bloods_of without_cause

Here, the phrase without cause indicates that the people Joab killed did not deserve to die. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the bloodshed of innocent people” or “the unjust bloodshed”