OET interlinear 1SA 10:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בִּ⁠גְב֥וּל בִּנְיָמִ֖ן

in/on/at/with,territory_of Binyāmīn

The author is using the term border by association to mean the territory of the tribe of Benjamin. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [in the territory of Benjamin]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

וְ⁠אָמְר֣וּ אֵלֶ֗י⁠ךָ נִמְצְא֤וּ הָ⁠אֲתֹנוֹת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָלַ֣כְתָּ לְ⁠בַקֵּ֔שׁ וְ⁠הִנֵּ֨ה נָטַ֤שׁ אָבִ֨י⁠ךָ֙ אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֣י הָ⁠אֲתֹנ֔וֹת וְ⁠דָאַ֤ג לָ⁠כֶם֙ לֵ⁠אמֹ֔ר מָ֥ה אֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה לִ⁠בְנִֽ⁠י

and,say to,you found the,donkeys which/who went to,look_for and=see/lo/see! stopped I_will_show=you(ms) DOM concerned_of the,donkeys and,worrying to/for=you_all to=say what do about,son_of,my

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [And they will tell you that the female donkeys that you went to seek have been found, but now your father has abandoned the matters of the female donkeys and has become concerned about you and is asking what he shall do about you]

Note 3 topic: translate-plural

הָ⁠אֲתֹנוֹת֙ & אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֣י הָ⁠אֲתֹנ֔וֹת

the,donkeys & DOM concerned_of the,donkeys

The people speaking to Saul will be using the plural form matters because they are referring to several donkeys. Your language may use plural forms in the same way. If not, you could use a singular form here. Alternate translation: [the matter of the female donkeys]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

נִמְצְא֤וּ הָ⁠אֲתֹנוֹת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָלַ֣כְתָּ לְ⁠בַקֵּ֔שׁ & הָ⁠אֲתֹנ֔וֹת

found the,donkeys which/who went to,look_for & the,donkeys

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [someone has found the female donkeys that you went to look for]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠הִנֵּ֨ה

and=see/lo/see!

See how you translated the similar expression in [2:31](../02/31.md).

Note 6 topic: writing-quotations

לֵ⁠אמֹ֔ר

to=say

See whether you chose to represent the term saying in [4:21](../04/21.md), and if so, how you translated it.

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

מָ֥ה אֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה לִ⁠בְנִֽ⁠י

what do about,son_of,my

The author assumes that his readers will know that by this question, Kish is asking how he can find his son. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [How can I find my son]