OET interlinear 1 SAM 25:20

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בְּ⁠סֵ֣תֶר הָ⁠הָ֔ר

(Some words not found in UHB: and=it_was she/it riding on/upon the,donkey and,[she_was]_going_down in,the_cover_of of,the_mountain and=see/lo/see! Dāvid and,men_of,his came_down to,meet,her and,she_met DOM=them )

By in the cover of the mountain, the author means in a place where the mountain provided concealment. Such a place would do that because it was where the terrain sloped downward out of view. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [into a hollow of the mountain]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לִ⁠קְרָאתָ֑⁠הּ

to,meet,her

By to meet her, the author means that David and his men were traveling in her direction. They did not know she was coming, and they were not intending to meet with her personally. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [in her direction]