OET interlinear 2 KI 20:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

בָּ⁠עֵ֣ת הַ⁠הִ֡יא

(Some words not found in UHB: at,time (the),that Shalah Merodach- -baladan son_of Balʼₐdān king Bāⱱel letters and,a_gift to/towards Ḩizqiy^yāh that/for/because/then/when heard that/for/because/then/when sick Ḩizqiy^yāh )

The author is using the time reference At that time to introduce a new event in the story. Use a word, phrase, or other method in your language that is natural for introducing a new event.

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

שָׁלַ֡ח בְּרֹאדַ֣ךְ בַּ֠לְאֲדָן בֶּֽן־בַּלְאֲדָ֧ן מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֛ל סְפָרִ֥ים וּ⁠מִנְחָ֖ה אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ כִּ֣י שָׁמַ֔ע כִּ֥י חָלָ֖ה חִזְקִיָּֽהוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: at,time (the),that Shalah Merodach- -baladan son_of Balʼₐdān king Bāⱱel letters and,a_gift to/towards Ḩizqiy^yāh that/for/because/then/when heard that/for/because/then/when sick Ḩizqiy^yāh )

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: [since Berodach-Baladan, the son of Baladan, the king of Babylon, had heard that Hezekiah was sick, he sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah]

Note 3 topic: translate-textvariants

בְּרֹאדַ֣ךְ בַּ֠לְאֲדָן

(Some words not found in UHB: at,time (the),that Shalah Merodach- -baladan son_of Balʼₐdān king Bāⱱel letters and,a_gift to/towards Ḩizqiy^yāh that/for/because/then/when heard that/for/because/then/when sick Ḩizqiy^yāh )

Some ancient manuscripts read “Berodach Baladan.” The ULT follows that reading. Other ancient manuscripts and the parallel passage in Isaiah 39:1 read “Merodach Baladan.” If a translation of the Bible exists in your region, you may wish to use the reading that it uses. If a translation of the Bible does not exist in your region, you may wish to use the reading of the ULT.

Note 4 topic: translate-plural

סְפָרִ֥ים

letters

See how you translated the similar expression in 19:14. Alternate translation: [a letter]

Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns

כִּ֥י חָלָ֖ה חִזְקִיָּֽהוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: at,time (the),that Shalah Merodach- -baladan son_of Balʼₐdān king Bāⱱel letters and,a_gift to/towards Ḩizqiy^yāh that/for/because/then/when heard that/for/because/then/when sick Ḩizqiy^yāh )

Since the author has already used the name Hezekiah earlier in this sentence, it may be more natural in your language to use a pronoun here. Alternate translation: [that he was sick]