OET interlinear 1SA 2:11

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-endofstory

וַ⁠יֵּ֧לֶךְ אֶלְקָנָ֛ה הָ⁠רָמָ֖תָ⁠ה עַל־בֵּית֑⁠וֹ וְ⁠הַ⁠נַּ֗עַר הָיָ֤ה מְשָׁרֵת֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה אֶת־פְּנֵ֖י עֵלִ֥י הַ⁠כֹּהֵֽן

and=he/it_went ʼElqānāh the,Ramah,to on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in home_of,his and,the,boy it_became ministered DOM YHWH DOM face/surface_of ˊĒlī the=priest/officer

Here the author is saying what happened at the end of the story of Hannah praying for a child and dedicating him to Yahweh. Your language may have its own way of presenting such information.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

אֶלְקָנָ֛ה

ʼElqānāh

As the Introduction to 1 Samuel discusses, here as in many other instances throughout the book, the author is using the name of a person to represent him and other people who are associated with or accompanying him. Be alert to this usage and represent it in a natural way in your translation. The UST will typically show when it is present. Alternate translation: [Elkanah and his wives and children]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠הַ⁠נַּ֗עַר

and,the,boy

The author assumes that readers will know that by the boy, he means Samuel. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [Samuel]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אֶת־פְּנֵ֖י עֵלִ֥י

DOM DOM face/surface_of ˊĒlī

See the discussion in the Introduction to this chapter of why the author may say at here rather than the usual “to.” Alternate translation: [together with Eli] or [as an apprentice to Eli]