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OET (OET-LV) [fn] and_ Dāvid _he/it_said to_ʼAḩīmelek and_not there_is here under hand_of_you a_spear or a_sword if/because both sword_of_my and_also weapons_of_my not I_took in/on/at/with_hand_of_me if/because it_was the_matter_of the_king urgent.
21:9 Note: KJB: 1Sam.21.8
OET (OET-RV) “I’ve only got Goliat’s sword,” replied the priest. “From the Philistine who you killed in the Elah valley. Look, it’s wrapped in the cloak behind the sacred apron. If you want to take it for yourself, take it, because there’s no other sword around here.”
¶ “Yes, there’s no other sword like it,” said David. “Get it for me.”
Note 1 topic: translate-names
גָּלְיָ֨ת הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜י
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Dāvid to,Ahimelech and,not is_there here at hand_of,you spear or sword that/for/because/then/when also/even sword_of,my and=also weapons_of,my not brought in/on/at/with,hand_of,me that/for/because/then/when it_became business_of the=king urgent )
See how you translated this name in [17:8](../17/08.md). Alternate translation: [Goliath the Philistine Champion]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
הִכִּ֣יתָ
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Dāvid to,Ahimelech and,not is_there here at hand_of,you spear or sword that/for/because/then/when also/even sword_of,my and=also weapons_of,my not brought in/on/at/with,hand_of,me that/for/because/then/when it_became business_of the=king urgent )
See how you translated the similar expression in [4:2](../04/02.md). Alternate translation: [you killed]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
הִנֵּה
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Dāvid to,Ahimelech and,not is_there here at hand_of,you spear or sword that/for/because/then/when also/even sword_of,my and=also weapons_of,my not brought in/on/at/with,hand_of,me that/for/because/then/when it_became business_of the=king urgent )
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](../02/31.md).
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
הִ֞יא לוּטָ֣ה בַשִּׂמְלָה֮ אַחֲרֵ֣י
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Dāvid to,Ahimelech and,not is_there here at hand_of,you spear or sword that/for/because/then/when also/even sword_of,my and=also weapons_of,my not brought in/on/at/with,hand_of,me that/for/because/then/when it_became business_of the=king urgent )
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
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Dāvid to,Ahimelech and,not is_there here at hand_of,you spear or sword that/for/because/then/when also/even sword_of,my and=also weapons_of,my not brought in/on/at/with,hand_of,me that/for/because/then/when it_became business_of the=king urgent )
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
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Dāvid to,Ahimelech and,not is_there here at hand_of,you spear or sword that/for/because/then/when also/even sword_of,my and=also weapons_of,my not brought in/on/at/with,hand_of,me that/for/because/then/when it_became business_of the=king urgent )
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 Dāvid to,Ahimelech and,not is_there here at hand_of,you spear or sword that/for/because/then/when also/even sword_of,my and=also weapons_of,my not brought in/on/at/with,hand_of,me that/for/because/then/when it_became business_of the=king urgent )
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.
21:9 The sword of Goliath, which David used to decapitate the giant (17:51), had been taken as war spoils, as had Goliath’s head (17:54).
• The ephod mentioned here might not have been the priestly garment of the same name; some passages give the impression that an ephod could also be a statue (Judg 8:27; 18:17).
OET (OET-LV) [fn] and_ Dāvid _he/it_said to_ʼAḩīmelek and_not there_is here under hand_of_you a_spear or a_sword if/because both sword_of_my and_also weapons_of_my not I_took in/on/at/with_hand_of_me if/because it_was the_matter_of the_king urgent.
21:9 Note: KJB: 1Sam.21.8
OET (OET-RV) “I’ve only got Goliat’s sword,” replied the priest. “From the Philistine who you killed in the Elah valley. Look, it’s wrapped in the cloak behind the sacred apron. If you want to take it for yourself, take it, because there’s no other sword around here.”
¶ “Yes, there’s no other sword like it,” said David. “Get it for me.”
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.