OET interlinear 1 SAM 11:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-names

גִּבְעַ֣ת שָׁא֔וּל

(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_came the,messengers Giⱱˊāh Shāʼūl/(Saul) and,they_spoke the,words in,the_ears_of of,the_people and,they_lifted_up all the,people DOM voice_of,their and,they_wept )

See how you translated the name of this city in 10:5. Alternate translation: [to the city named Gibeah where Saul lived]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וַ⁠יְדַבְּר֥וּ הַ⁠דְּבָרִ֖ים בְּ⁠אָזְנֵ֣י הָ⁠עָ֑ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_came the,messengers Giⱱˊāh Shāʼūl/(Saul) and,they_spoke the,words in,the_ears_of of,the_people and,they_lifted_up all the,people DOM voice_of,their and,they_wept )

The author is using the term words to represent what the messengers said by using words, and he is using the ears of the people to represent them hearing. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and they had the people listen to their message]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וַ⁠יִּשְׂא֧וּ כָל־הָ⁠עָ֛ם אֶת־קוֹלָ֖⁠ם וַ⁠יִּבְכּֽוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_came the,messengers Giⱱˊāh Shāʼūl/(Saul) and,they_spoke the,words in,the_ears_of of,the_people and,they_lifted_up all the,people DOM voice_of,their and,they_wept )

The author is speaking as if a voice were an object that the people could have lifted up. He means that the people increased the volume of their voices. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [And all of the people increased the volume of their voices and wept]

Note 4 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

וַ⁠יִּשְׂא֧וּ כָל־הָ⁠עָ֛ם אֶת־קוֹלָ֖⁠ם וַ⁠יִּבְכּֽוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_came the,messengers Giⱱˊāh Shāʼūl/(Saul) and,they_spoke the,words in,the_ears_of of,the_people and,they_lifted_up all the,people DOM voice_of,their and,they_wept )

In this verse, the word voice is singular in form, but the author is referring to a group of people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use the plural form of voice. Alternate translation: [And all of the people lifted up their voices and wept]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys

וַ⁠יִּשְׂא֧וּ כָל־הָ⁠עָ֛ם אֶת־קוֹלָ֖⁠ם וַ⁠יִּבְכּֽוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_came the,messengers Giⱱˊāh Shāʼūl/(Saul) and,they_spoke the,words in,the_ears_of of,the_people and,they_lifted_up all the,people DOM voice_of,their and,they_wept )

This phrase expresses a single idea by using two words connected with and. The expression lifted up their voice tells in what way the people wept. Alternate translation: [And all of the people wept loudly]