OET interlinear 1 SAM 15:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וַ⁠יֻּגַּ֨ד לִ⁠שְׁמוּאֵ֜ל

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_rose_early Shəmū^ʼēl/(Samuel) to,meet Shāʼūl/(Saul) in,morning and,it_was_told to,Samuel to=say he/it_came Shāʼūl/(Saul) to,(the),Carmel and=see/lo/see! set_up to=him/it monument and,he_turned and,he_passed_on and=he/it_descended (the),Gilgal )

The expression was declared is a passive verbal form. If your language would not use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [And someone declared to Samuel]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

יָ֔ד

monument

The person speaking to Samuel is using the term hand to represent a monument. He may be doing this because: (1) ancient monuments may have had an image of a hand engraved or sculpted on them as a symbol of power and strength. (2) monuments called attention to an achievement, as a gesturing hand would do. Alternate translation: [a monument]