OET interlinear 1 SAM 21:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-names

גָּלְיָ֨ת הַ⁠פְּלִשְׁתִּ֜י

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the=priest/officer sword_of Gāləyat the,Philistine which/who killed in,valley_of ʼĒlāh see/lo/see! she/it wrapped in,cloak after the,ephod if DOM=her/it take to/for=yourself(m) take that/for/because/then/when not other except,it in,this_[place] and=he/it_said Dāvid not like,it give,it to/for=me )

See how you translated this name in 17:8. Alternate translation: [Goliath, the Philistine warrior champion]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הִכִּ֣יתָ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the=priest/officer sword_of Gāləyat the,Philistine which/who killed in,valley_of ʼĒlāh see/lo/see! she/it wrapped in,cloak after the,ephod if DOM=her/it take to/for=yourself(m) take that/for/because/then/when not other except,it in,this_[place] and=he/it_said Dāvid not like,it give,it to/for=me )

See how you translated the similar expression in 4:2. Alternate translation: [you killed]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הִנֵּה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the=priest/officer sword_of Gāləyat the,Philistine which/who killed in,valley_of ʼĒlāh see/lo/see! she/it wrapped in,cloak after the,ephod if DOM=her/it take to/for=yourself(m) take that/for/because/then/when not other except,it in,this_[place] and=he/it_said Dāvid not like,it give,it to/for=me )

Ahimelech is using the term behold to focus David’s attention on what he is about to say. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. See how you translated this term in 2:31.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

הִ֞יא לוּטָ֣ה בַ⁠שִּׂמְלָה֮ אַחֲרֵ֣י

she/it wrapped (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the=priest/officer sword_of Gāləyat the,Philistine which/who killed in,valley_of ʼĒlāh see/lo/see! she/it wrapped in,cloak after the,ephod if DOM=her/it take to/for=yourself(m) take that/for/because/then/when not other except,it in,this_[place] and=he/it_said Dāvid not like,it give,it to/for=me )

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: [we have wrapped it in a cloak and put it behind]

Note 5 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

אִם־אֹתָ֤⁠הּ תִּֽקַּח־לְ⁠ךָ֙ קָ֔ח כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין אַחֶ֛רֶת זוּלָתָ֖⁠הּ בָּ⁠זֶ֑ה

if DOM=her/it (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the=priest/officer sword_of Gāləyat the,Philistine which/who killed in,valley_of ʼĒlāh see/lo/see! she/it wrapped in,cloak after the,ephod if DOM=her/it take to/for=yourself(m) take that/for/because/then/when not other except,it in,this_[place] and=he/it_said Dāvid not like,it give,it to/for=me )

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 no other except it is in this place, if you would take it for yourself, take]

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-exceptions

אֵ֥ין אַחֶ֛רֶת זוּלָתָ֖⁠הּ בָּ⁠זֶ֑ה

not other except,it not (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the=priest/officer sword_of Gāləyat the,Philistine which/who killed in,valley_of ʼĒlāh see/lo/see! she/it wrapped in,cloak after the,ephod if DOM=her/it take to/for=yourself(m) take that/for/because/then/when not other except,it in,this_[place] and=he/it_said Dāvid not like,it give,it to/for=me )

If it would appear in your language that Ahimelech was making a statement and then contradicting it, you could reword this as a positive statement. Alternate translation: [it is the only one in this place]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

תְּנֶ֥⁠נָּה לִּֽ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the=priest/officer sword_of Gāləyat the,Philistine which/who killed in,valley_of ʼĒlāh see/lo/see! she/it wrapped in,cloak after the,ephod if DOM=her/it take to/for=yourself(m) take that/for/because/then/when not other except,it in,this_[place] and=he/it_said Dāvid not like,it give,it to/for=me )

This is an imperative, but it communicates a polite request rather than a command. Use a form in your language that communicates a polite request. It may be helpful to add an expression such as “please” to make this clear.