OET interlinear 1 SAM 7:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-symaction

אֶל־בֵּ֥ית אֲבִינָדָ֖ב בַּ⁠גִּבְעָ֑ה

to/towards (Some words not found in UHB: and=they_came men_of Qiryat- -yəˊārīm/(jearim) and,they_took_up DOM ark_of YHWH and,they_brought DOM=him/it to/towards house_of ʼAⱱīnādāⱱ on,hill and=DOM ʼElˊāzār his/its=son consecrated to=guard/protect DOM ark_of YHWH )

The men of Kiriath Jearim probably took the Box to this house on a hill in order to show honor and respect to Yahweh through the symbolic action of placing his Box in a high and secure location. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explain the significance of this action. Alternate translation: [respectfully to the house of Abinadab on the hill, where it was high and secure]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בַּ⁠גִּבְעָ֑ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_came men_of Qiryat- -yəˊārīm/(jearim) and,they_took_up DOM ark_of YHWH and,they_brought DOM=him/it to/towards house_of ʼAⱱīnādāⱱ on,hill and=DOM ʼElˊāzār his/its=son consecrated to=guard/protect DOM ark_of YHWH )

The author assumes that his readers will know that by on the hill, he means a certain hill within the city of Kiriath Jearim. Since modern readers would not recognize the identity of this hill, it may be more natural to speak of it in more general terms. Alternate translation: [which was on a hill]