OET interlinear 2 KI 1:13

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ⁠יַּ֡עַל

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_returned and,he_sent chief fifty third and,his_fifty_of,[men] and=he/it_ascended and,he_went chief of,the_fifty the=third and,he_bowed_down on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in knees_of,his to,before ʼĒliy^yāh and,he_sought_favor to=him/it and=he/it_spoke to=him/it (a)_man the=ʼElohīm precious now life_of,my and,the_life_of your=servants these fifty in,eyes_of,your )

The author assumes that readers will understand that the third captain went up the hill to where Elijah was sitting. You could say that explicitly if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [And … went up the hill]

Note 2 topic: translate-symaction

וַ⁠יִּכְרַ֥ע עַל־בִּרְכָּ֣י⁠ו ׀ לְ⁠נֶ֣גֶד אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_returned and,he_sent chief fifty third and,his_fifty_of,[men] and=he/it_ascended and,he_went chief of,the_fifty the=third and,he_bowed_down on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in knees_of,his to,before ʼĒliy^yāh and,he_sought_favor to=him/it and=he/it_spoke to=him/it (a)_man the=ʼElohīm precious now life_of,my and,the_life_of your=servants these fifty in,eyes_of,your )

The captain knelt on his knees as a symbolic action by which he showed humility and submission to Elijah. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explain the significance of this action in the text of your translation or in a footnote. Alternate translation: [knelt in front of Elijah to show his respect] or [bowed down on his knees before Elijah in humble submission]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

וַ⁠יִּכְרַ֥ע עַל־בִּרְכָּ֣י⁠ו

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_returned and,he_sent chief fifty third and,his_fifty_of,[men] and=he/it_ascended and,he_went chief of,the_fifty the=third and,he_bowed_down on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in knees_of,his to,before ʼĒliy^yāh and,he_sought_favor to=him/it and=he/it_spoke to=him/it (a)_man the=ʼElohīm precious now life_of,my and,the_life_of your=servants these fifty in,eyes_of,your )

It might seem that the expression knelt on his knees contains extra information that would not be natural to express in your language. If so, you can shorten it. Alternate translation: [and knelt down]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys

וַ⁠יִּתְחַנֵּ֤ן אֵלָי⁠ו֙ וַ⁠יְדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלָ֔י⁠ו

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_returned and,he_sent chief fifty third and,his_fifty_of,[men] and=he/it_ascended and,he_went chief of,the_fifty the=third and,he_bowed_down on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in knees_of,his to,before ʼĒliy^yāh and,he_sought_favor to=him/it and=he/it_spoke to=him/it (a)_man the=ʼElohīm precious now life_of,my and,the_life_of your=servants these fifty in,eyes_of,your )

The phrase pleaded with him and said to him expresses a single idea. The word pleaded tells how the third captain said the following words to Elijah. If it would be more natural in your language, you could express this meaning in a different way. Alternate translation: [and he said pleadingly to him]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

תִּֽיקַר־נָ֣א נַפְשִׁ֗⁠י וְ⁠נֶ֨פֶשׁ עֲבָדֶ֥י⁠ךָֽ אֵ֛לֶּה חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים בְּ⁠עֵינֶֽי⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_returned and,he_sent chief fifty third and,his_fifty_of,[men] and=he/it_ascended and,he_went chief of,the_fifty the=third and,he_bowed_down on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in knees_of,his to,before ʼĒliy^yāh and,he_sought_favor to=him/it and=he/it_spoke to=him/it (a)_man the=ʼElohīm precious now life_of,my and,the_life_of your=servants these fifty in,eyes_of,your )

See the discussion in the introduction to 2 Kings of how the author and characters often speak of something as having a certain quality “in the eyes of” someone. They mean that the person considered this thing to have that quality. Alternate translation: [please consider my life and the life of these your fifty servants to be valuable]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

עֲבָדֶ֥י⁠ךָֽ אֵ֛לֶּה חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים

your=servants (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_returned and,he_sent chief fifty third and,his_fifty_of,[men] and=he/it_ascended and,he_went chief of,the_fifty the=third and,he_bowed_down on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in knees_of,his to,before ʼĒliy^yāh and,he_sought_favor to=him/it and=he/it_spoke to=him/it (a)_man the=ʼElohīm precious now life_of,my and,the_life_of your=servants these fifty in,eyes_of,your )

By calling his soldiers Elijah’s servants, the captain is indicating that the soldiers will not harm him. Instead, they will do whatever he wants them to do. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. The UST models one way to do that.