OET interlinear 2 KI 5:27

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

וְ⁠צָרַ֤עַת נַֽעֲמָן֙ תִּֽדְבַּק־בְּ⁠ךָ֔ וּֽ⁠בְ⁠זַרְעֲ⁠ךָ

and,the_skin_disease_of Naˊₐmān (Some words not found in UHB: and,the_skin_disease_of Naˊₐmān cling to,you and,to,offspring_of,your forever,perpetuity and=he/it_went_out from,before,face_of,him leprous like,snow )

Elisha is speaking of the leprosy of Naaman as if it were a living thing that could cling to Gehazi and his descendants. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Now the leprosy of Naaman will afflict you and your seed]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּֽ⁠בְ⁠זַרְעֲ⁠ךָ

and,to,offspring_of,your

Elisha is speaking as if the descendants of Gehazi were actually seed, the way plants produce seed from which other plants grow. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and to your descendants]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

מִ⁠לְּ⁠פָנָ֖י⁠ו

(Some words not found in UHB: and,the_skin_disease_of Naˊₐmān cling to,you and,to,offspring_of,your forever,perpetuity and=he/it_went_out from,before,face_of,him leprous like,snow )

See how you translated the similar expression in [3:14](../03/14.md). Alternate translation: [from his presence]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

מְצֹרָ֥ע כַּ⁠שָּֽׁלֶג

leprous (Some words not found in UHB: and,the_skin_disease_of Naˊₐmān cling to,you and,to,offspring_of,your forever,perpetuity and=he/it_went_out from,before,face_of,him leprous like,snow )

The word afflicted is a passive verbal form. If your language would not use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that would be natural in your language. Alternate translation: [leprous like snow]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

מְצֹרָ֥ע כַּ⁠שָּֽׁלֶג

leprous (Some words not found in UHB: and,the_skin_disease_of Naˊₐmān cling to,you and,to,offspring_of,your forever,perpetuity and=he/it_went_out from,before,face_of,him leprous like,snow )

The point of this comparison is that just as snow is white, so Gehazi’s skin became white from the leprosy. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [as white as snow with leprosy]