OET interlinear 2 KI 5:25

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

וְ⁠הוּא־בָא֙

and=he went_in

The author is stating the pronoun he separately, even though the verb translated as he came already includes this meaning. He is doing that in order to emphasize a contrast between what Naaman’s servants did, as described in the previous verse (leave without being seen), and what Gehazi did (appear before Elisha). Alternate translation: [But he came openly]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

מ⁠אן

מ,אן

Elisha is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [From where have you come]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

עַבְדְּ⁠ךָ֖

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he went_in and,he_stood to/towards master(s)_of,his and=he/it_said to=him/it ʼElīshāˊ מ,אן Gēyḩₐzī and=he/it_said not gone servant_of,your to_her and,where? )

Gehazi is speaking of himself in the third person as Your servant to show humility. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this in a humble form in the first person. Alternate translation: [I, your servant,]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אָ֥נֶה וָ⁠אָֽנָה

to_her and,where?

Gehazi is using here or there as a common expression of his culture to mean “anywhere.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [anywhere]