OET interlinear 1 SAM 20:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / reduplication

פָּקֹ֥ד יִפְקְדֵ֖⁠נִי אָבִ֑י⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: if to_miss he,will_miss_me father_of,your and,you_will_say to_ask he_asked from,me Dāvid to,run house_of food/grain/bread city_of,his that/for/because/then/when sacrifice_of the=days there to/from=all/each/any/every the,clan )

David is repeating forms of the verb “miss” in order to intensify his expression of the idea 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 the intensification. Alternate translation: [your father indeed misses me]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

וְ⁠אָמַרְתָּ֗ נִשְׁאֹל֩ נִשְׁאַ֨ל מִמֶּ֤⁠נִּי דָוִד֙ לָ⁠רוּץ֙ בֵּֽית־לֶ֣חֶם עִיר֔⁠וֹ כִּ֣י זֶ֧בַח הַ⁠יָּמִ֛ים שָׁ֖ם לְ⁠כָל־הַ⁠מִּשְׁפָּחָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: if to_miss he,will_miss_me father_of,your and,you_will_say to_ask he_asked from,me Dāvid to,run house_of food/grain/bread city_of,his that/for/because/then/when sacrifice_of the=days there to/from=all/each/any/every the,clan )

David is using a quotation within his speech. If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [then you shall tell him that asking, I asked from you to run to Bethlehem, my city, for the sacrifice of days is there for all of my clan]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

נִשְׁאֹל֩ נִשְׁאַ֨ל מִמֶּ֤⁠נִּי דָוִד֙ לָ⁠רוּץ֙ בֵּֽית־לֶ֣חֶם עִיר֔⁠וֹ כִּ֣י זֶ֧בַח הַ⁠יָּמִ֛ים שָׁ֖ם לְ⁠כָל־הַ⁠מִּשְׁפָּחָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: if to_miss he,will_miss_me father_of,your and,you_will_say to_ask he_asked from,me Dāvid to,run house_of food/grain/bread city_of,his that/for/because/then/when sacrifice_of the=days there to/from=all/each/any/every the,clan )

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 the sacrifice of days is there for all of the clan, asking, David asked from me to run to Bethlehem, his city]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / reduplication

נִשְׁאֹל֩ נִשְׁאַ֨ל מִמֶּ֤⁠נִּי דָוִד֙

(Some words not found in UHB: if to_miss he,will_miss_me father_of,your and,you_will_say to_ask he_asked from,me Dāvid to,run house_of food/grain/bread city_of,his that/for/because/then/when sacrifice_of the=days there to/from=all/each/any/every the,clan )

David is suggesting that Jonathan repeat forms of the verb “ask” in order to intensify his expression of the idea that it conveys. If your language can repeat words for emphasis, it may be appropriate to do so here. If not, your language may have another way of expressing the intensification. Alternate translation: [David sincerely asked me]

Note 5 topic: translate-plural

זֶ֧בַח הַ⁠יָּמִ֛ים

sacrifice_of (Some words not found in UHB: if to_miss he,will_miss_me father_of,your and,you_will_say to_ask he_asked from,me Dāvid to,run house_of food/grain/bread city_of,his that/for/because/then/when sacrifice_of the=days there to/from=all/each/any/every the,clan )

See how you translated the same expression in 1:21. Alternate translation: [the annual sacrifice]