OET interlinear 2 KI 8:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-background

וֶ⁠אֱלִישָׁ֡ע דִּבֶּ֣ר אֶל־הָ⁠אִשָּׁה֩ אֲשֶׁר־הֶחֱיָ֨ה אֶת־בְּנָ֜⁠הּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,Elisha he/it_had_said to/towards the=woman which/who restored_to_life DOM son_of,her to=say arise and,go you and,household_of,your and,sojourn in,where sojourn that/for/because/then/when he/it_called YHWH for,famine and=also he/it_came to/towards the=earth/land seven years )

The author is providing background information to help readers understand what happens next in the story. In your translation, introduce this information in a way that would be natural in your own language and culture.

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

ק֤וּמִי וּ⁠לְכִי֙ אַ֣תְּ וּ⁠בֵיתֵ֔⁠ךְ וְ⁠ג֖וּרִי בַּ⁠אֲשֶׁ֣ר תָּג֑וּרִי כִּֽי־קָרָ֤א יְהוָה֙ לָֽ⁠רָעָ֔ב וְ⁠גַם־בָּ֥א אֶל־הָ⁠אָ֖רֶץ שֶׁ֥בַע שָׁנִֽים

arise and,go (Some words not found in UHB: and,Elisha he/it_had_said to/towards the=woman which/who restored_to_life DOM son_of,her to=say arise and,go you and,household_of,your and,sojourn in,where sojourn that/for/because/then/when he/it_called YHWH for,famine and=also he/it_came to/towards the=earth/land seven years )

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: [Since Yahweh has called for a famine, and also it will come upon the land seven years, arise and go, you and your house, and sojourn in where you will sojourn]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ק֤וּמִי וּ⁠לְכִי֙

arise and,go

To translate the term Arise here and the term “arose” in the next verse, see how you translated the similar expression in [1:3](../01/03.md). Alternate translation: [Take action and go]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ⁠בֵיתֵ֔⁠ךְ

and,household_of,your

Elisha is speaking as if the woman’s family were actually her house. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly, here and in the next verse. Alternate translation: [and your household] or [and your family]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

וְ⁠ג֖וּרִי בַּ⁠אֲשֶׁ֣ר תָּג֑וּרִי

and,sojourn (Some words not found in UHB: and,Elisha he/it_had_said to/towards the=woman which/who restored_to_life DOM son_of,her to=say arise and,go you and,household_of,your and,sojourn in,where sojourn that/for/because/then/when he/it_called YHWH for,famine and=also he/it_came to/towards the=earth/land seven years )

It might seem that this expression contains extra information that would not be natural to express in your language. If so, you can shorten it. Alternate translation: [and sojourn where you can]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

קָרָ֤א יְהוָה֙ לָֽ⁠רָעָ֔ב

he/it_called YHWH for,famine

Elisha is using has called for as a common expression of his culture to mean “has determined that there will be.” 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: [Yahweh has determined that there is going to be a famine]