OET interlinear 1 SAM 16:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

יֹאמַר־נָ֤א אֲדֹנֵ֨⁠נוּ֙ עֲבָדֶ֣י⁠ךָ

command now lord_of,our your=servants

The servants are humbly addressing Saul in the third person and also humbly speaking about themselves in the third person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this using the second person for Saul and the first person for the servants. Alternate translation: [May you our master please say to us your servants]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

לְ⁠פָנֶ֔י⁠ךָ יְבַקְשׁ֕וּ אִ֕ישׁ יֹדֵ֖עַ מְנַגֵּ֣ן בַּ⁠כִּנּ֑וֹר

to=your=face look_for (a)_man knowing (Some words not found in UHB: command now lord_of,our your=servants to=your=face look_for (a)_man knowing playing on,harp and=it_was when,is on,you spirit_of ʼElohīm evil and,he_will_play in=his/its=hand and=good to/for=you(fs) )

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [to your face that we should seek a man who knows how to play the lyre]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בִּֽ⁠הְי֨וֹת עָלֶ֤י⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: command now lord_of,our your=servants to=your=face look_for (a)_man knowing playing on,harp and=it_was when,is on,you spirit_of ʼElohīm evil and,he_will_play in=his/its=hand and=good to/for=you(fs) )

The servants are speaking as if the spirit were physically on top of Saul. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [when … is troubling you] or [when … is making you afraid]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

וְ⁠נִגֵּ֥ן בְּ⁠יָד֖⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: command now lord_of,our your=servants to=your=face look_for (a)_man knowing playing on,harp and=it_was when,is on,you spirit_of ʼElohīm evil and,he_will_play in=his/its=hand and=good to/for=you(fs) )

It might seem that the expression by his hand contains extra information that would not be natural to express in your language. If so, you can shorten it. Alternate translation: [that he will strum]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠ט֥וֹב לָֽ⁠ךְ

and=good to/for=you(fs)

The servants are using a common expression of their culture. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and this will make you feel better]