OET interlinear 1SA 18:23

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וַֽ⁠יְדַבְּר֞וּ & אֶת־הַ⁠דְּבָרִ֖ים הָ⁠אֵ֑לֶּה

and=they_spoke & DOM the,words the=these

The author is using the term words by association to mean the message that Saul had communicated by using words. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [said what Saul had told them to say]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠אָזְנֵ֣י דָוִ֔ד

in/on/at/with,privately_of Dāvid

The author is using the term ears by association to mean David’s hearing. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [in the hearing of David] or [for David to hear]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

הַֽ⁠נְקַלָּ֤ה בְ⁠עֵֽינֵי⁠כֶם֙ הִתְחַתֵּ֣ן בַּ⁠מֶּ֔לֶךְ

the,seem_~_alittle_thing in/on/at/with,sight_of,your_all's become_~_son-in-law in/on/at/with,king's

David is using the question form for emphasis. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [It should not seem light in your eyes to make oneself a son-in-law of the king!]

Note 4 topic: writing-poetry

הַֽ⁠נְקַלָּ֤ה & וְ⁠נִקְלֶֽה

the,seem_~_alittle_thing & and,lightly_esteemed

David is using related verb forms to make his point eloquently and emphatically. Your language may have comparable forms or terms that you can use in your translation. Alternate translation: [Does it seem like a little thing … and people have little regard for me]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הַֽ⁠נְקַלָּ֤ה

the,seem_~_alittle_thing

David is speaking as if becoming the king’s son-in-law were something that could be weighed and found to be light. This conveys the idea of insignificance. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Does it seem insignificant] or [It should not seem insignificant]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְ⁠עֵֽינֵי⁠כֶם֙

in/on/at/with,sight_of,your_all's

David is using the term eyes by association to mean judgment or opinion. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [in your judgment]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠אָנֹכִ֖י אִֽישׁ־רָ֥שׁ

and,I (a)_man poor

By calling himself a poor man, David means l that he would not be able to afford the bride-price for a princess. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [And I would not be able to afford the bride-price for a princess]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וְ⁠נִקְלֶֽה

and,lightly_esteemed

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [and people esteem me lightly]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠נִקְלֶֽה

and,lightly_esteemed

See the discussion in the Introduction to this chapter of the possible implicit meaning of this phrase.