OET interlinear 1 SAM 20:21

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-quotations

אֶשְׁלַ֣ח אֶת־הַ⁠נַּ֔עַר לֵ֖ךְ מְצָ֣א אֶת־הַ⁠חִצִּ֑ים

(Some words not found in UHB: and=see/lo/see! send DOM the,lad go find DOM the,arrows if to_say say to,lad see/lo/see! the,arrows [are]_from,you and,hither fetch,it and,come, that/for/because/then/when safe to/for=yourself(m) and,there_[is]_not problem he/it_lived YHWH )

Jonathan is describing what he will say to the boy. You may wish to make this explicit in your translation, using a natural way of introducing direct quotations in your language. Alternate translation: [I will send a boy, saying, ‘Go find the arrows]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

אֶשְׁלַ֣ח אֶת־הַ⁠נַּ֔עַר לֵ֖ךְ מְצָ֣א אֶת־הַ⁠חִצִּ֑ים

(Some words not found in UHB: and=see/lo/see! send DOM the,lad go find DOM the,arrows if to_say say to,lad see/lo/see! the,arrows [are]_from,you and,hither fetch,it and,come, that/for/because/then/when safe to/for=yourself(m) and,there_[is]_not problem he/it_lived YHWH )

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [I will send a boy to go and find the arrows]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / reduplication

אִם־אָמֹר֩ אֹמַ֨ר

if to_say say

Jonathan is repeating forms of the verb “say” in order to intensify his expression of the idea that it conveys. If your language can repeat words for intensification, it would be appropriate to do that here in your translation. If not, your language may have another way of expressing emphasis. Alternate translation: [If I clearly say]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

לַ⁠נַּ֜עַר הִנֵּ֥ה הַ⁠חִצִּ֣ים ׀ מִמְּ⁠ךָ֣ וָ⁠הֵ֗נָּה קָחֶ֧⁠נּוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=see/lo/see! send DOM the,lad go find DOM the,arrows if to_say say to,lad see/lo/see! the,arrows [are]_from,you and,hither fetch,it and,come, that/for/because/then/when safe to/for=yourself(m) and,there_[is]_not problem he/it_lived YHWH )

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [that he should look and see that the arrows are from him, and hither, so he should get them]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

הַ⁠חִצִּ֣ים ׀ מִמְּ⁠ךָ֣ וָ⁠הֵ֗נָּה קָחֶ֧⁠נּוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=see/lo/see! send DOM the,lad go find DOM the,arrows if to_say say to,lad see/lo/see! the,arrows [are]_from,you and,hither fetch,it and,come, that/for/because/then/when safe to/for=yourself(m) and,there_[is]_not problem he/it_lived YHWH )

Jonathan is using a common expression of his culture to mean that the arrows are on his side of where the boy is standing. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [you have gone past the arrows, come back toward here and get them]

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

וָ⁠בֹ֛אָ⁠ה כִּֽי־שָׁל֥וֹם לְ⁠ךָ֛ וְ⁠אֵ֥ין דָּבָ֖ר

and,come, (Some words not found in UHB: and=see/lo/see! send DOM the,lad go find DOM the,arrows if to_say say to,lad see/lo/see! the,arrows [are]_from,you and,hither fetch,it and,come, that/for/because/then/when safe to/for=yourself(m) and,there_[is]_not problem he/it_lived YHWH )

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: [then, since peace is for you and there is no matter, come]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

שָׁל֥וֹם לְ⁠ךָ֛

(Some words not found in UHB: and=see/lo/see! send DOM the,lad go find DOM the,arrows if to_say say to,lad see/lo/see! the,arrows [are]_from,you and,hither fetch,it and,come, that/for/because/then/when safe to/for=yourself(m) and,there_[is]_not problem he/it_lived YHWH )

See how you translated this expression in [20:7](../20/07.md). Alternate translation: [you are safe]

Note 8 topic: writing-oathformula

חַי־יְהוָֽה

he/it_lived YHWH

Following the custom of his culture, Jonathan is swearing an oath by guaranteeing it by something he holds sacred. Use a natural way in your language to express an oath. Alternate translation: [I swear this by Yahweh]