OET interlinear 1SA 8:22

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

שְׁמַ֣ע בְּ⁠קוֹלָ֔⁠ם

listen in/on/at/with,voice_of,their

See how you translated the similar expression in [8:7](../08/07.md). Alternate translation: [Do what they are asking for]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אַנְשֵׁ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל

men_of Yisrael

The author assumes that his readers will know that by the men of Israel, he means the elders who had come to speak with Samuel. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [the elders of Israel]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

וַ⁠יֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶל־אַנְשֵׁ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְכ֖וּ אִ֥ישׁ לְ⁠עִירֽ⁠וֹ

and=he/it_said Shəmū\sup_ʼēl to/towards men_of Yisrael go (a)_man to,city_of,his

It may be more natural in your language to have an indirect quotation here. Alternate translation: [And Samuel told the men of Israel to return to their cities]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לְכ֖וּ אִ֥ישׁ לְ⁠עִירֽ⁠וֹ

go (a)_man to,city_of,his

The author assumes that his readers will know that Samuel is dismissing the elders because he has agreed to do what they are asking. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [You can all go home now, because I will do what you are asking]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

לְכ֖וּ

go

The implied “you” in the imperative Go is plural because Samuel is addressing the group of elders, so use the plural form in your translation if your language marks that distinction.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

אִ֥ישׁ לְ⁠עִירֽ⁠וֹ

(a)_man to,city_of,his

Samuel is not referring to a specific man. He means all of the men he is addressing. It may be more natural in your language to express this meaning by using a plural form. Alternate translation: [all of to your own cities]