OET interlinear 1SA 30:11

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

וַֽ⁠יִּמְצְא֤וּ

and,found

The pronoun they refers to some of David’s men. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [And some of David’s men found]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַֽ⁠יִּמְצְא֤וּ

and,found

The author does not mean that David and his men were looking for people out in the field and that they found this man. He means that they met or encountered him. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. See how you translated the similar expression in [9:11](../09/11.md). Alternate translation: [and they encountered]

Note 3 topic: writing-participants

אִישׁ־מִצְרִי֙

(a)_man from_Miʦrayim/(Miʦrayim/(Egypt))

Here the author is introducing an Egyptian man as a new participant in the story. Your language may have its own way of introducing new participants that you can use in your translation. Alternate translation: [a certain Egyptian man]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / events

וַ⁠יִּתְּנוּ־ל֥⁠וֹ לֶ֨חֶם֙ וַ⁠יֹּ֔אכַל וַ⁠יַּשְׁקֻ֖⁠הוּ מָֽיִם

and,gave to=him/it food/grain/bread and,ate and,drink,him water

Since it is likely that the man could not have eaten the bread before he had drunk the water, it seems that the author is describing one event before describing another event that preceded it. In your translation, you may wish to relate these events in the order in which they happened. Alternate translation: [And they had him drink water, and they gave bread to him, and he ate]