OET interlinear 1 SAM 11:7

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / youdual

וַֽ⁠יְנַתְּחֵ֗⁠הוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_took yoke_of oxen and,he,cut_it_in_pieces and,he_sent_[them] in=all border Yisrael by,the_hand_of of,the_messengers to=say which/who not,he going_out after Shāʼūl/(Saul) and=after Shəmū^ʼēl/(Samuel) so done to,ox[en]_of,his and,it_fell dread_of YHWH on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,people and=they_went_out like,a_man one(ms) )

Since the author is referring to a pair of cattle, the form of the pronoun it would be dual here, if your language uses that form. Otherwise, the word would be plural, as modeled in the UST.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

וַ⁠יְשַׁלַּ֞ח בְּ⁠כָל־גְּב֣וּל יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ בְּ⁠יַ֣ד הַ⁠מַּלְאָכִ֣ים

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_took yoke_of oxen and,he,cut_it_in_pieces and,he_sent_[them] in=all border Yisrael by,the_hand_of of,the_messengers to=say which/who not,he going_out after Shāʼūl/(Saul) and=after Shəmū^ʼēl/(Samuel) so done to,ox[en]_of,his and,it_fell dread_of YHWH on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,people and=they_went_out like,a_man one(ms) )

The author is using one part of the messengers, their hand, to represent all of them in the act of carrying these pieces throughout Israel. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and he sent the messengers to carry these pieces through all the border of Israel]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וַ⁠יְשַׁלַּ֞ח

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_took yoke_of oxen and,he,cut_it_in_pieces and,he_sent_[them] in=all border Yisrael by,the_hand_of of,the_messengers to=say which/who not,he going_out after Shāʼūl/(Saul) and=after Shəmū^ʼēl/(Samuel) so done to,ox[en]_of,his and,it_fell dread_of YHWH on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,people and=they_went_out like,a_man one(ms) )

The author is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [and he sent the pieces of the cattle]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

גְּב֣וּל יִשְׂרָאֵל֮

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_took yoke_of oxen and,he,cut_it_in_pieces and,he_sent_[them] in=all border Yisrael by,the_hand_of of,the_messengers to=say which/who not,he going_out after Shāʼūl/(Saul) and=after Shəmū^ʼēl/(Samuel) so done to,ox[en]_of,his and,it_fell dread_of YHWH on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,people and=they_went_out like,a_man one(ms) )

The author is using the term border to represent the territory that this border encloses. See how you translated this term in [11:3](../11/03.md). Alternate translation: [the territory of Israel]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אֲשֶׁר֩ אֵינֶ֨⁠נּוּ יֹצֵ֜א אַחֲרֵ֤י שָׁאוּל֙ וְ⁠אַחַ֣ר שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_took yoke_of oxen and,he,cut_it_in_pieces and,he_sent_[them] in=all border Yisrael by,the_hand_of of,the_messengers to=say which/who not,he going_out after Shāʼūl/(Saul) and=after Shəmū^ʼēl/(Samuel) so done to,ox[en]_of,his and,it_fell dread_of YHWH on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,people and=they_went_out like,a_man one(ms) )

Saul is using the expression going out behind to represent going into battle under the command of him and Samuel. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [Whoever does not go into battle under the command of Saul and Samuel]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

אַחֲרֵ֤י שָׁאוּל֙

after (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_took yoke_of oxen and,he,cut_it_in_pieces and,he_sent_[them] in=all border Yisrael by,the_hand_of of,the_messengers to=say which/who not,he going_out after Shāʼūl/(Saul) and=after Shəmū^ʼēl/(Samuel) so done to,ox[en]_of,his and,it_fell dread_of YHWH on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,people and=they_went_out like,a_man one(ms) )

Saul is speaking about himself in the third person in order to make an official pronouncement. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this in the first person. Alternate translation: [behind me]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וַ⁠יִּפֹּ֤ל פַּֽחַד־יְהוָה֙ עַל־הָ⁠עָ֔ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_took yoke_of oxen and,he,cut_it_in_pieces and,he_sent_[them] in=all border Yisrael by,the_hand_of of,the_messengers to=say which/who not,he going_out after Shāʼūl/(Saul) and=after Shəmū^ʼēl/(Samuel) so done to,ox[en]_of,his and,it_fell dread_of YHWH on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,people and=they_went_out like,a_man one(ms) )

The author is speaking as if fear had been an object that fell on people. He means that the people were motivated by respect for Yahweh, recognizing that his anointed king was summoning them urgently into battle and that Yahweh expected them to obey. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [And great respect for Yahweh motivated the people]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

כְּ⁠אִ֥ישׁ אֶחָֽד

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_took yoke_of oxen and,he,cut_it_in_pieces and,he_sent_[them] in=all border Yisrael by,the_hand_of of,the_messengers to=say which/who not,he going_out after Shāʼūl/(Saul) and=after Shəmū^ʼēl/(Samuel) so done to,ox[en]_of,his and,it_fell dread_of YHWH on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,people and=they_went_out like,a_man one(ms) )

The author is using as one man, as a common expression of his culture to mean that the people acted together with entire unity of purpose. 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: [united in purpose] or [all together]