OET interlinear 2 KI 18:23

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

וְ⁠עַתָּה֙ הִתְעָ֣רֶב נָ֔א אֶת־אֲדֹנִ֖⁠י אֶת־מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֑וּר וְ⁠אֶתְּנָ֤ה לְ⁠ךָ֙ אַלְפַּ֣יִם סוּסִ֔ים אִם־תּוּכַ֕ל לָ֥⁠תֶת לְ⁠ךָ֖ רֹכְבִ֥ים עֲלֵי⁠הֶֽם

(Some words not found in UHB: and=now make_a_bargain now DOM my=master DOM king ʼAshshūr and,let_me_give to/for=yourself(m) two_thousand horses if able to,put to/for=yourself(m) riders on,them )

If you have decided to translate all of this long quotation in such a way that there will not be quotations within quotations, you can continue doing that in this verse. Alternate translation: [And now, please invite Hezekiah to make a wager with my master, the king of Assyria. Tell him that I will give him 2,000 horses if he is able to put riders on them for himself]

Note 2 topic: writing-quotations

וְ⁠עַתָּה֙

(Some words not found in UHB: and=now make_a_bargain now DOM my=master DOM king ʼAshshūr and,let_me_give to/for=yourself(m) two_thousand horses if able to,put to/for=yourself(m) riders on,them )

This is the beginning of something that the Rabshakeh is saying directly to Hezekiah. He implicitly wants the Judean officials to quote to Hezekiah what he says. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate this in your translation. Alternate translation: [Tell Hezekiah from me, ‘And now]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

וְ⁠עַתָּה֙

(Some words not found in UHB: and=now make_a_bargain now DOM my=master DOM king ʼAshshūr and,let_me_give to/for=yourself(m) two_thousand horses if able to,put to/for=yourself(m) riders on,them )

And now was an expression that speakers in this culture commonly used to introduce an important point such as the implications of what they were just saying. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. See how you translated this expression in [3:23](../03/23.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

הִתְעָ֣רֶב & לְ⁠ךָ֙ & תּוּכַ֕ל & לְ⁠ךָ֖

make_a_bargain & to/for=yourself(m) & able & to/for=yourself(m)

The implied “you” in the imperative wager and the pronouns you and yourself are singular in each instance because the Rabshakeh is addressing Hezekiah directly. The words “you” and “yourself” are singular in verse 24 for the same reason. So use singular forms in these verses in your translation if your language marks that distinction.