OET interlinear 1 SAM 10:5

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-names

גִּבְעַ֣ת הָ⁠אֱלֹהִ֔ים

(Some words not found in UHB: after yes/correct/thus/so come gibeah_of the=ʼElohīm which/who there garrison_of Philistine and=let_it_be just,as,you_come there the=city and,you_will_meet group_of prophets coming_down from,the_high,place and,[will,be]_of,before_them harp and,tambourine and,flute and,harp and,they prophesying )

The context suggests that Gibeah of God is the name of the same city that the author calls “Gibeah of Saul” in [11:4](../11/04.md) and [15:34](../15/34.md). This was Saul’s home city, and people gave it that name later when he became famous as king. But at this point people distinguished this city from others by the same name by referring to the high place near it. That is why Samuel calls it Gibeah of God in this context. We recommend that you use that name here in your translation.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

אֲשֶׁר־שָׁ֖ם נְצִבֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים

(Some words not found in UHB: after yes/correct/thus/so come gibeah_of the=ʼElohīm which/who there garrison_of Philistine and=let_it_be just,as,you_come there the=city and,you_will_meet group_of prophets coming_down from,the_high,place and,[will,be]_of,before_them harp and,tambourine and,flute and,harp and,they prophesying )

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: [where the garrisons of the Philistines are]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠לִ⁠פְנֵי⁠הֶ֞ם נֵ֤בֶל וְ⁠תֹף֙ וְ⁠חָלִ֣יל וְ⁠כִנּ֔וֹר

and,[will,be]_of,before_them harp and,tambourine and,flute and,harp

Here the author is using to their face to represent being in front of the group. He is also using the names of musical instruments to mean people playing those instruments. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express these meanings plainly. Alternate translation: [And at the front of the group will be people playing harps and tambourines and flutes and lyres]