OET interlinear 1SA 5:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

וַ⁠יְהִ֞י

and=he/it_was

See how you translated this phrase in [1:12](../01/12.md).

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וַ⁠תְּהִ֨י יַד־יְהוָ֤ה ׀ בָּ⁠עִיר֙

and=it_became hand_of YHWH in/on/at/with,city

See how you translated the similar expression in [5:6](../05/06.md). Alternate translation: [that Yahweh also used his power against that city]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

מְהוּמָה֙ גְּדוֹלָ֣ה מְאֹ֔ד

panic great very

The author is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [and this caused a very great tumult]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ⁠יַּךְ֙

and,afflicted

See the discussion of the term struck in the Introduction to 1 Samuel, and see how you translated the term in [4:2](../04/02.md). Alternate translation: [And he killed]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

אֶת־אַנְשֵׁ֣י הָ⁠עִ֔יר

DOM men_of the=city

Here the masculine term term has a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use language in your translation that is clearly inclusive of both men and women. Alternate translation: [the people of the city]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

מִ⁠קָּטֹ֖ן וְ⁠עַד־גָּד֑וֹל

from,young and=unto big/great

The author is speaking of two things in order to mean them and everything in between. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Here the words small and great could mean either “young” and “old] or [weak” and “powerful,” but the meaning would be basically the same either way. Alternate translation: [regardless of their social condition]