OET interlinear 2 KI 7:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אִ֨ישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵ֜⁠הוּ

(a)_man to/towards his/its=neighbour

See how you translated the similar expression in [7:3](../07/03.md). Alternate translation: [to each other]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

וּ⁠מְצָאָ֣⁠נוּ עָו֑וֹן

and,it,will_find_us punishment

The lepers are speaking of punishment as if it were a living thing that could find them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [people will punish us]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

וְ⁠עַתָּה֙

(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_said (a)_man to/towards his/its=neighbour not so we doing the=day the=this day good_news he/it and,we silent and,we_will_wait until light of,the_morning and,it,will_find_us punishment and=now come and,let_us_go and,let_us_tell house_of of,the_king )

And now was an expression that speakers in this culture commonly used to introduce an important point such as the implications of what they had just been saying. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. See how you translated this expression in [3:23](../03/23.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לְכ֣וּ וְ⁠נָבֹ֔אָה

come and,let_us_go

The speakers are not telling their fellow lepers to go somewhere. They are encouraging them to do what they are suggesting. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. Alternate translation: [Let us go ahead and come]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / go

וְ⁠נָבֹ֔אָה

and,let_us_go

In a context such as this, your language might say “go” instead of come. Alternate translation: [and let us go]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בֵּ֥ית הַ⁠מֶּֽלֶךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_said (a)_man to/towards his/its=neighbour not so we doing the=day the=this day good_news he/it and,we silent and,we_will_wait until light of,the_morning and,it,will_find_us punishment and=now come and,let_us_go and,let_us_tell house_of of,the_king )

See the discussion in the introduction to 2 Kings of how the author and characters may use the term “house” to mean all the people who live in the same house as a person, including family members and servants. Alternate translation: [the household of the king]