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OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_sat_down//remained//lived the_king on seat_of_his as_time in/on/at/with_time to the_seat_of the_wall and_ Yōnātān/(Jonathan) _he/it_rose_up and_ ʼAⱱnēr _he/it_sat_down//remained//lived by_side_of Shāʼūl and_ the_place_of _empty of_Dāvid.
OET (OET-RV) sitting at his usual seat by the wall. Yonatan sat opposite, and Abner sat beside Sha’ul. No one was sitting in David’s seat
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
כְּפַ֣עַם ׀ בְּפַ֗עַם
as,time in/on/at/with,time
The author is using a common expression of his culture that means “as usual” or “as was customary.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [as he did every time] or [as he usually did]
Note 2 topic: translate-symaction
אֶל־מוֹשַׁב֙ הַקִּ֔יר
to/towards seat_of the,wall
In this culture, as in many cultures, certain seats at a table were considered places of honor. The seat by the wall was the place of greatest honor at this table. (The context suggests that the table was long and extended out from the wall.) Sitting in that seat was a symbolic action by which Saul indicated his status as king. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explain the significance of his action. Your language may have an appropriate expression that you can use in your translation. Alternate translation: [at the head of the table, since that was the place of greatest honor]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
וַיָּ֨קָם֙ יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב אַבְנֵ֖ר מִצַּ֣ד שָׁא֑וּל
and=he/it_rose_up Yōnātān/(Jonathan) and=he/it_sat_down//remained//lived ʼAⱱnēr by,side_of Shāʼūl
See the discussion of this statement in the Introduction to this chapter.
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
וַיִּפָּקֵ֖ד מְק֥וֹם דָּוִֽד
and,empty place/spot Dāvid's
See how you translated the similar expression in [20:18](../20/18.md). Alternate translation: [But David’s seat was empty]
20:25 Abner was Saul’s cousin and served as commander of Saul’s army (14:50; 17:55). His importance is indicated by his position beside the king at this festival.
OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_sat_down//remained//lived the_king on seat_of_his as_time in/on/at/with_time to the_seat_of the_wall and_ Yōnātān/(Jonathan) _he/it_rose_up and_ ʼAⱱnēr _he/it_sat_down//remained//lived by_side_of Shāʼūl and_ the_place_of _empty of_Dāvid.
OET (OET-RV) sitting at his usual seat by the wall. Yonatan sat opposite, and Abner sat beside Sha’ul. No one was sitting in David’s seat
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.