OET interlinear 2 KI 2:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

שֵֽׁב־נָ֣א פֹ֗ה כִּ֤י יְהוָה֙ שְׁלָחַ֣⁠נִי עַד־בֵּֽית־אֵ֔ל

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said ʼĒliy^yāh to/towards ʼElīshāˊ stay now here that/for/because/then/when YHWH he,has_sent_me until house_of -^ʼēl and=he/it_said ʼElīshāˊ he/it_lived YHWH and_[by],the_life your_self_of,your if I,will_leave_you and,they_went_down house_of -^ʼēl )

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 Yahweh has sent me to Bethel, stay here, please]

Note 2 topic: writing-oathformula

חַי־יְהוָ֥ה וְ⁠חֵֽי־נַפְשְׁ⁠ךָ֖ אִם־אֶעֶזְבֶ֑⁠ךָּ

he/it_lived YHWH and_[by],the_life (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said ʼĒliy^yāh to/towards ʼElīshāˊ stay now here that/for/because/then/when YHWH he,has_sent_me until house_of -^ʼēl and=he/it_said ʼElīshāˊ he/it_lived YHWH and_[by],the_life your_self_of,your if I,will_leave_you and,they_went_down house_of -^ʼēl )

Following the custom of his culture, Elisha is swearing an oath by guaranteeing it by something that he holds sacred and by stating the first part of a condition (“if”) but not the second part (“then”). Use a natural way in your language to express an oath. In a context such as this, it may be natural to express just the first part of the condition as a negative statement, here and in verses 4 and 6. Alternate translation: [I swear by Yahweh and I swear by your own life that I will not leave you]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

וְ⁠חֵֽי־נַפְשְׁ⁠ךָ֖

and_[by],the_life (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said ʼĒliy^yāh to/towards ʼElīshāˊ stay now here that/for/because/then/when YHWH he,has_sent_me until house_of -^ʼēl and=he/it_said ʼElīshāˊ he/it_lived YHWH and_[by],the_life your_self_of,your if I,will_leave_you and,they_went_down house_of -^ʼēl )

Elisha is using one part of Elijah, his soul, to mean all of him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and your own life]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

וַ⁠יֵּרְד֖וּ בֵּֽית־אֵֽל

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said ʼĒliy^yāh to/towards ʼElīshāˊ stay now here that/for/because/then/when YHWH he,has_sent_me until house_of -^ʼēl and=he/it_said ʼElīshāˊ he/it_lived YHWH and_[by],the_life your_self_of,your if I,will_leave_you and,they_went_down house_of -^ʼēl )

In keeping with what is usual for his language and culture, the author is marking travel for change in elevation. If this expression contains extra information that would not be natural to express in your language, you could shorten it. See how you translated the similar expression “go up” in [1:3](../01/03.md). Alternate translation: [And they went to Bethel]