OET interlinear 2 KI 13:20

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

וַֽ⁠יִּקְבְּרֻ֑⁠הוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_died ʼElīshāˊ and,people,buried_him and,the_marauding_bands_of Mōʼāⱱites they_went in/on_the=earth he/it_came year )

Here the author is using the pronoun they in a general sense, not to refer to specific people. Use an expression for this that would be natural in your language. Alternate translation: [and people buried him] or [and he was buried]

Note 2 topic: writing-background

וּ⁠גְדוּדֵ֥י מוֹאָ֛ב יָבֹ֥אוּ בָ⁠אָ֖רֶץ בָּ֥א שָׁנָֽה

and,the_marauding_bands_of Mōʼāⱱites they_went in/on_the=earth (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_died ʼElīshāˊ and,people,buried_him and,the_marauding_bands_of Mōʼāⱱites they_went in/on_the=earth he/it_came year )

The author is providing background information to help readers understand what happens next in the story. In your translation, introduce this information in a way that would be natural in your own language and culture.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בָּ֥א שָׁנָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_died ʼElīshāˊ and,people,buried_him and,the_marauding_bands_of Mōʼāⱱites they_went in/on_the=earth he/it_came year )

The author is using at the coming of the year as a common expression of his culture to mean “in the springtime.” This culture followed an agricultural year, which began at the time when it became possible to plant crops. If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [in the springtime]