OET interlinear 2 KI 7:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

שִׁמְע֖וּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said ʼElīshāˊ hear message/matter_of YHWH thus he/it_had_said YHWH about,time tomorrow seah fine_flour for,a_shekel and,two_seahs barley for,a_shekel at,the_gate_of Shomrōn )

The implied “you” in the verb Hear is plural here because Elisha is addressing everyone who is present. This included elders of Samaria, the king, and some officers he brought with him, as the next verse indicates. So use the plural form in your translation if your language marks that distinction.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

דְּבַר־יְהוָ֑ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said ʼElīshāˊ hear message/matter_of YHWH thus he/it_had_said YHWH about,time tomorrow seah fine_flour for,a_shekel and,two_seahs barley for,a_shekel at,the_gate_of Shomrōn )

See how you translated the similar expression in [1:7](../01/07.md). Alternate translation: [a message from Yahweh]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

כֹּ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה כָּ⁠עֵ֤ת ׀ מָחָר֙ סְאָֽה־סֹ֣לֶת בְּ⁠שֶׁ֗קֶל וְ⁠סָאתַ֧יִם שְׂעֹרִ֛ים בְּ⁠שֶׁ֖קֶל בְּ⁠שַׁ֥עַר שֹׁמְרֽוֹן

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said ʼElīshāˊ hear message/matter_of YHWH thus he/it_had_said YHWH about,time tomorrow seah fine_flour for,a_shekel and,two_seahs barley for,a_shekel at,the_gate_of Shomrōn )

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [Yahweh says that at this time tomorrow, a seah of flour will be at a shekel and two seahs of barley will be at a shekel in the gate of Samaria]

Note 4 topic: translate-bvolume

סְאָֽה־סֹ֣לֶת

seah fine_flour

A seah was a dry measure equivalent to 7.7 liters or about six quarts. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could express this in terms of modern measurements, either in the text or in a footnote.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בְּ⁠שֶׁ֗קֶל & בְּ⁠שֶׁ֖קֶל

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said ʼElīshāˊ hear message/matter_of YHWH thus he/it_had_said YHWH about,time tomorrow seah fine_flour for,a_shekel and,two_seahs barley for,a_shekel at,the_gate_of Shomrōn )

See how you translated the similar expression in [6:25](../06/25.md). Alternate translation: [will sell for a silver shekel … will sell for a silver shekel]