OET interlinear 2 KI 3:23

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / reduplication

הָחֳרֵ֤ב נֶֽחֶרְבוּ֙ הַ⁠מְּלָכִ֔ים

to_fight crossed_swords (Some words not found in UHB: and=they_said blood this to_fight crossed_swords the,kings and,they_have_struck_down (a)_man DOM his/its=neighbour and=now to,plunder Mōʼāⱱ )

The Moabites are repeating forms of the verb “destroy” in order to intensify their expression of the idea that it conveys. If your language can repeat words for intensification, it would be appropriate to do that here in your translation. If not, your language may have another way of expressing the intensification. Alternate translation: [The kings have certainly destroyed themselves]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

הָחֳרֵ֤ב נֶֽחֶרְבוּ֙ הַ⁠מְּלָכִ֔ים

to_fight crossed_swords (Some words not found in UHB: and=they_said blood this to_fight crossed_swords the,kings and,they_have_struck_down (a)_man DOM his/its=neighbour and=now to,plunder Mōʼāⱱ )

Here, the kings represents the opposing kings and the armies they are leading. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [The kings have certainly led their armies to fight each other’s armies]

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

וַ⁠יַּכּ֖וּ אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵ֑⁠הוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_said blood this to_fight crossed_swords the,kings and,they_have_struck_down (a)_man DOM his/its=neighbour and=now to,plunder Mōʼāⱱ )

The pronoun they refers to the soldiers. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [and their soldiers have all struck each other]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ⁠יַּכּ֖וּ אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵ֑⁠הוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_said blood this to_fight crossed_swords the,kings and,they_have_struck_down (a)_man DOM his/its=neighbour and=now to,plunder Mōʼāⱱ )

See the discussion in the introduction to 2 Kings of how the author may use the term “struck” to mean “killed.” Alternate translation: [and they have killed, a man his fellow]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וַ⁠יַּכּ֖וּ אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵ֑⁠הוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_said blood this to_fight crossed_swords the,kings and,they_have_struck_down (a)_man DOM his/its=neighbour and=now to,plunder Mōʼāⱱ )

The Moabites are using a man his fellow as a common expression of their culture to mean that each soldier has killed his opponent. 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: [and they have each killed their opponents] or [and they have all killed each other]

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

וְ⁠עַתָּ֥ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_said blood this to_fight crossed_swords the,kings and,they_have_struck_down (a)_man DOM his/its=neighbour and=now to,plunder Mōʼāⱱ )

And now was an expression that speakers in this culture commonly used to introduce the implications of what they had been saying. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation.

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

מוֹאָֽב

Mōʼāⱱ

See how you translated the similar expression in [1:1](../01/01.md). Alternate translation: [you Moabites]