OET interlinear 1 SAM 5:10

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

וַֽ⁠יְשַׁלְּח֛וּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,they_sent DOM ark_of the=ʼElohīm ˊEqrōn and=he/it_was just,as_went ark_of the=ʼElohīm ˊEqrōn and,they_cried_out the,Ekronites to=say brought_around to=me DOM ark_of god_of Yisrael to,kill,me and=DOM people_of,my )

The pronoun they refers to the people of Gath. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [So the people of Gath sent]

Note 2 topic: writing-quotations

לֵ⁠אמֹ֗ר

to=say

See whether you chose to represent the term saying in [4:21](../04/21.md), and if so, how you translated it.

Note 3 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

הֵסַ֤בּוּ אֵלַ⁠י֙ אֶת־אֲרוֹן֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לַ⁠הֲמִיתֵ֖⁠נִי וְ⁠אֶת־עַמִּֽ⁠י

brought_around to=me DOM ark_of god_of (Some words not found in UHB: and,they_sent DOM ark_of the=ʼElohīm ˊEqrōn and=he/it_was just,as_went ark_of the=ʼElohīm ˊEqrōn and,they_cried_out the,Ekronites to=say brought_around to=me DOM ark_of god_of Yisrael to,kill,me and=DOM people_of,my )

The author is describing what each one of the Ekronites said. But since he is referring to a group of people and ascribes this quotation to a plural subject, it may be more natural in your language to use plural pronouns within the quotation. Alternate translation: [They have brought around to us the Box of the God of Israel to kill all of us]

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

הֵסַ֤בּוּ אֵלַ⁠י֙ אֶת־אֲרוֹן֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל

brought_around to=me DOM ark_of god_of (Some words not found in UHB: and,they_sent DOM ark_of the=ʼElohīm ˊEqrōn and=he/it_was just,as_went ark_of the=ʼElohīm ˊEqrōn and,they_cried_out the,Ekronites to=say brought_around to=me DOM ark_of god_of Yisrael to,kill,me and=DOM people_of,my )

Here the people of Ekron are not using the pronoun they to refer to specific people. Use an expression for this that would be natural in your language. Alternate translation: [The Box of the God of Israel has been brought around to me] or [The Box of the God of Israel has been brought around to us]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠אֶת־עַמִּֽ⁠י

and=DOM (Some words not found in UHB: and,they_sent DOM ark_of the=ʼElohīm ˊEqrōn and=he/it_was just,as_went ark_of the=ʼElohīm ˊEqrōn and,they_cried_out the,Ekronites to=say brought_around to=me DOM ark_of god_of Yisrael to,kill,me and=DOM people_of,my )

By people, the Ekronites mean their families. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [and my family]