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OET (OET-LV) And_ Yōnātān _he/it_said to_Dāvid go in_peace that we_have_sworn_an_oath two_of_us we in/on_name_of YHWH to_say YHWH he_will_be between_me and_between_you and_between descendants_of_my and_between your(ms)_seed/fruit until perpetuity.
OET (OET-RV) Then Yonatan told David, “Go in peace, because us two have made a pact together in Yahweh’s name, agreeing, ‘Yahweh will watch between me and you, and between my descendants and your descendants forever.’ ” Then David set off and Yonatan went back to the city.
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
לֵ֣ךְ לְשָׁל֑וֹם אֲשֶׁר֩ נִשְׁבַּ֨עְנוּ שְׁנֵ֜ינוּ אֲנַ֗חְנוּ בְּשֵׁ֤ם יְהוָה֙
go in,peace which/who sworn two_of,us we in/on=name_of 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: [Since we, the two of us, have sworn in the name of Yahweh, go in peace]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
לְשָׁל֑וֹם
in,peace
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of peace, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [peacefully]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes
לֵאמֹ֔ר יְהוָ֞ה יִֽהְיֶ֣ה ׀ בֵּינִ֣י וּבֵינֶ֗ךָ וּבֵ֥ין זַרְעִ֛י וּבֵ֥ין זַרְעֲךָ֖ עַד־עוֹלָֽם
to=say YHWH will_belong between,me and,between,you and=between descendants_of,my and=between your(ms)=seed/fruit until forever
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 Yahweh will be between us and our seed forever]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
נִשְׁבַּ֨עְנוּ & בְּשֵׁ֤ם יְהוָה֙
sworn & in/on=name_of YHWH
Jonathan is using the term name by association to mean Yahweh’s authority and power to enforce oaths. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [have sworn, asking Yahweh to enforce our oath]
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
יְהוָה֙ & יִֽהְיֶ֣ה ׀ בֵּינִ֣י וּבֵינֶ֗ךָ וּבֵ֥ין זַרְעִ֛י וּבֵ֥ין זַרְעֲךָ֖
YHWH & will_belong between,me and,between,you and=between descendants_of,my and=between your(ms)=seed/fruit
See how you translated this expression in [20:23](../20/23.md). Alternate translation: [Yahweh is a witness between me and you, and he is a witness between my seed and your seed]
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
וּבֵ֥ין זַרְעִ֛י וּבֵ֥ין זַרְעֲךָ֖
and=between descendants_of,my and=between your(ms)=seed/fruit
Jonathan is speaking of descendants as if they were seed from which plants could grow. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and between my descendants and your descendants]
Note 7 topic: writing-pronouns
וַיָּ֖קָם וַיֵּלַ֑ךְ
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Yōnātān/(Jonathan) to,David go in,peace which/who sworn two_of,us we in/on=name_of YHWH to=say YHWH will_belong between,me and,between,you and=between descendants_of,my and=between your(ms)=seed/fruit until forever )
The pronoun he refers to David. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [And David arose and went]
Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
וַיָּ֖קָם וַיֵּלַ֑ךְ
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Yōnātān/(Jonathan) to,David go in,peace which/who sworn two_of,us we in/on=name_of YHWH to=say YHWH will_belong between,me and,between,you and=between descendants_of,my and=between your(ms)=seed/fruit until forever )
See how you translated this expression in [1:9](../01/09.md). The term arose has a similar meaning of “took action,” with the implication here that David made himself do something that was difficult but necessary. Alternate translation: [And he resolutely left] or [And he forced himself to leave]
20:42 sworn loyalty to each other in the Lord’s name: See 18:3; 20:15-17; 23:16-18.
OET (OET-LV) And_ Yōnātān _he/it_said to_Dāvid go in_peace that we_have_sworn_an_oath two_of_us we in/on_name_of YHWH to_say YHWH he_will_be between_me and_between_you and_between descendants_of_my and_between your(ms)_seed/fruit until perpetuity.
OET (OET-RV) Then Yonatan told David, “Go in peace, because us two have made a pact together in Yahweh’s name, agreeing, ‘Yahweh will watch between me and you, and between my descendants and your descendants forever.’ ” Then David set off and Yonatan went back to the city.
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.