OET interlinear 2 KI 9:26

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

אִם־לֹ֡א אֶת־דְּמֵ֣י נָבוֹת֩ וְ⁠אֶת־דְּמֵ֨י בָנָ֜י⁠ו רָאִ֤יתִי אֶ֨מֶשׁ֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וְ⁠שִׁלַּמְתִּ֥י לְ⁠ךָ֛ בַּ⁠חֶלְקָ֥ה הַ⁠זֹּ֖את נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה

if not DOM (Some words not found in UHB: if not DOM bloods_of Nāⱱōt and=DOM bloods_of his_sons_of,his saw yesterday declares_of YHWH and,I_will_repay to/for=yourself(m) on,land (the),this declares_of YHWH and=now lift_~_out throw,him on,land according,to_the_word_of YHWH )

There are three levels of quotation here. The author is quoting what Jehu said to his captain (level 1), continuing from the previous verse. Jehu is quoting what Yahweh said about Ahab through Elijah. (level 2). Within that quotation, Yahweh says that he is declaring something, and he quotes what he is declaring (level 3). Use the appropriate punctuation in your language to mark these levels of quotation. Alternatively, you could translate this so that there are not second-level or third-level quotations.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

אִם־לֹ֡א אֶת־דְּמֵ֣י נָבוֹת֩ וְ⁠אֶת־דְּמֵ֨י בָנָ֜י⁠ו רָאִ֤יתִי אֶ֨מֶשׁ֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וְ⁠שִׁלַּמְתִּ֥י לְ⁠ךָ֛ בַּ⁠חֶלְקָ֥ה הַ⁠זֹּ֖את נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה

if not DOM (Some words not found in UHB: if not DOM bloods_of Nāⱱōt and=DOM bloods_of his_sons_of,his saw yesterday declares_of YHWH and,I_will_repay to/for=yourself(m) on,land (the),this declares_of YHWH and=now lift_~_out throw,him on,land according,to_the_word_of YHWH )

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there are not quotations within quotations. Alternate translation: [He said that he was declaring that he had certainly seen the blood of Naboth and his sons the day before and that he would repay Ahab on this portion]

Note 3 topic: writing-oathformula

אִם־לֹ֡א אֶת־דְּמֵ֣י נָבוֹת֩ וְ⁠אֶת־דְּמֵ֨י בָנָ֜י⁠ו רָאִ֤יתִי אֶ֨מֶשׁ֙

if not DOM (Some words not found in UHB: if not DOM bloods_of Nāⱱōt and=DOM bloods_of his_sons_of,his saw yesterday declares_of YHWH and,I_will_repay to/for=yourself(m) on,land (the),this declares_of YHWH and=now lift_~_out throw,him on,land according,to_the_word_of YHWH )

Following the custom of this culture, Yahweh is swearing an oath by stating the first part of a condition (“if”) but not the second part (“then”). In a context such as this, it may be natural to express just the first part of the condition as a positive statement. Alternate translation: [I certainly saw the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons yesterday]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אִם־לֹ֡א אֶת־דְּמֵ֣י נָבוֹת֩ וְ⁠אֶת־דְּמֵ֨י בָנָ֜י⁠ו רָאִ֤יתִי

if not DOM (Some words not found in UHB: if not DOM bloods_of Nāⱱōt and=DOM bloods_of his_sons_of,his saw yesterday declares_of YHWH and,I_will_repay to/for=yourself(m) on,land (the),this declares_of YHWH and=now lift_~_out throw,him on,land according,to_the_word_of YHWH )

Here the blood of Naboth and his sons represents their deaths If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [If I have not witnessed the deaths of Naboth and his sons] or [I have certainly witnessed the deaths of Naboth and his sons]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה & נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה

declares_of YHWH & declares_of YHWH

Yahweh is speaking of himself in the third person because he is making an authoritative proclamation. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this in the first person. Alternate translation: [I declare … I declare]