OET interlinear 1SA 24:21

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

הִשָּׁ֤בְעָ⁠ה לִּ⁠י֙ בַּֽ⁠יהוָ֔ה אִם־תַּכְרִ֥ית אֶת־זַרְעִ֖⁠י אַֽחֲרָ֑⁠י וְ⁠אִם־תַּשְׁמִ֥יד אֶת־שְׁמִ֖⁠י מִ⁠בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: and=now see/lo/see! I_know that/for/because/then/when to_be_king you_will_be_king and,established in/on/at/with,hand_of,your kingdom_of Yisrael )

Saul is stating the content of an oath that he wants David to swear. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could present this content as a direct quotation. Alternate translation: [swear to me by Yahweh, “If I cut off your seed after you and if I destroy your name from the house of your father!”]

Note 2 topic: writing-oathformula

אִם־תַּכְרִ֥ית אֶת־זַרְעִ֖⁠י אַֽחֲרָ֑⁠י וְ⁠אִם־תַּשְׁמִ֥יד אֶת־שְׁמִ֖⁠י מִ⁠בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: and=now see/lo/see! I_know that/for/because/then/when to_be_king you_will_be_king and,established in/on/at/with,hand_of,your kingdom_of Yisrael )

Saul is asking David to swear an oath following the custom of his culture by stating the first part of a condition (“if”) but not the second part (“then”). The understood second part would invoke divine punishment for breaking the oath. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explicitly state this second part. Alternate translation: [that if you cut off my seed after me and if you destroy my name from the house of my father, then may he punish you very severely]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

אִם־תַּכְרִ֥ית אֶת־זַרְעִ֖⁠י אַֽחֲרָ֑⁠י וְ⁠אִם־תַּשְׁמִ֥יד אֶת־שְׁמִ֖⁠י מִ⁠בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: and=now see/lo/see! I_know that/for/because/then/when to_be_king you_will_be_king and,established in/on/at/with,hand_of,your kingdom_of Yisrael )

These two phrases mean basically the same thing. For emphasis, Saul is repeating the idea of destroying his family line. If it would be clearer in your language, you could combine them and express the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: [if you completely destroy my family line after I am gone]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

תַּכְרִ֥ית

(Some words not found in UHB: and=now see/lo/see! I_know that/for/because/then/when to_be_king you_will_be_king and,established in/on/at/with,hand_of,your kingdom_of Yisrael )

See how you translated this expression in [2:33](../02/33.md). Saul is speaking as if his family line were a branch that could be cut off from a tree. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [you kill]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֶת־זַרְעִ֖⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: and=now see/lo/see! I_know that/for/because/then/when to_be_king you_will_be_king and,established in/on/at/with,hand_of,your kingdom_of Yisrael )

See how you translated this expression in [20:42](../20/42.md). Saul is speaking of his descendants as if they were the seed from which new plants would grow. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [my descendants]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠אִם־תַּשְׁמִ֥יד & שְׁמִ֖⁠י מִ⁠בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: and=now see/lo/see! I_know that/for/because/then/when to_be_king you_will_be_king and,established in/on/at/with,hand_of,your kingdom_of Yisrael )

Saul is using the term name by association to mean his memory and legacy as carried on through his descendants. The house of my father means his extended family. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [so that no one who would name me as an ancestor remains alive in my extended family]