OET interlinear 1 SAM 4:20

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וּ⁠כְ⁠עֵ֣ת מוּתָ֗⁠הּ

and,about,the_time_of died,she

The author assumes that readers will understand that because this childbirth was provoked by great grief and distress, it was very difficult, and it caused the death of the mother. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [And unfortunately her delivery was so difficult that it would cause her to die, but as she was dying]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ⁠תְּדַבֵּ֨רְנָה֙ הַ⁠נִּצָּב֣וֹת עָלֶ֔י⁠הָ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,about,the_time_of died,she and,they_spoke [those,who_were]_standing on/upon=it(f) not afraid that/for/because/then/when son given_birth_to and=not answer and=not she_attended her/its=heart )

In the original language, the verbs standing and said are marked as feminine, indicating that this is a reference to women who were helping Phinehas’ wife deliver her baby. If your language does not mark verbs for gender, you may wish to indicate this explicitly in your translation. Alternate translation: [then the women standing over her said]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

הַ⁠נִּצָּב֣וֹת עָלֶ֔י⁠הָ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,about,the_time_of died,she and,they_spoke [those,who_were]_standing on/upon=it(f) not afraid that/for/because/then/when son given_birth_to and=not answer and=not she_attended her/its=heart )

The author is using the phrase standing over her by association to refer to the women who were helping Phinehas’ wife deliver her baby. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [the women who were helping her deliver her baby]

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

אַל־תִּֽירְאִ֖י כִּ֣י בֵ֣ן יָלָ֑דְתְּ

not (Some words not found in UHB: and,about,the_time_of died,she and,they_spoke [those,who_were]_standing on/upon=it(f) not afraid that/for/because/then/when son given_birth_to and=not answer and=not she_attended her/its=heart )

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 you have borne a son, do not fear]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠לֹ֥א עָנְתָ֖ה וְ⁠לֹא־שָׁ֥תָה לִבָּֽ⁠הּ

and=not answer and=not (Some words not found in UHB: and,about,the_time_of died,she and,they_spoke [those,who_were]_standing on/upon=it(f) not afraid that/for/because/then/when son given_birth_to and=not answer and=not she_attended her/its=heart )

Here the heart represents the thoughts and feelings. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [But she did not answer, and she paid no attention to this]

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

וְ⁠לֹ֥א עָנְתָ֖ה וְ⁠לֹא־שָׁ֥תָה לִבָּֽ⁠הּ

and=not answer and=not (Some words not found in UHB: and,about,the_time_of died,she and,they_spoke [those,who_were]_standing on/upon=it(f) not afraid that/for/because/then/when son given_birth_to and=not answer and=not she_attended her/its=heart )

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: [But since she did not set her heart, she did not answer] or [But she paid no attention to this, so she did not answer]