OET interlinear 2 SAM 11:20

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

תַּעֲלֶה֙ חֲמַ֣ת הַ⁠מֶּ֔לֶךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=it_was if rises anger_of the=king and=saying(ms) to/for=yourself(m) why go_~_near to/towards the=city to,fight am=not know DOM which/who shoot from=under the,wall )

See how you translated the similar expression in [6:7](../06/07.md). Alternate translation: [the king becomes angry]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

וְ⁠אָמַ֣ר לְ⁠ךָ֔ מַדּ֛וּעַ נִגַּשְׁתֶּ֥ם אֶל־הָ⁠עִ֖יר לְ⁠הִלָּחֵ֑ם הֲ⁠ל֣וֹא יְדַעְתֶּ֔ם אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־יֹר֖וּ מֵ⁠עַ֥ל הַ⁠חוֹמָֽה

and=saying(ms) to/for=yourself(m) why (Some words not found in UHB: and=it_was if rises anger_of the=king and=saying(ms) to/for=yourself(m) why go_~_near to/towards the=city to,fight am=not know DOM which/who shoot from=under the,wall )

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [he may ask you why we drew near to the city to fight. He may say that we should have known that they would shoot from the wall.]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

מַדּ֛וּעַ נִגַּשְׁתֶּ֥ם אֶל־הָ⁠עִ֖יר לְ⁠הִלָּחֵ֑ם הֲ⁠ל֣וֹא יְדַעְתֶּ֔ם אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־יֹר֖וּ מֵ⁠עַ֥ל הַ⁠חוֹמָֽה

why (Some words not found in UHB: and=it_was if rises anger_of the=king and=saying(ms) to/for=yourself(m) why go_~_near to/towards the=city to,fight am=not know DOM which/who shoot from=under the,wall )

Joab anticipates that David may use the question form to rebuke the army for fighting so close to the city wall. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate these questions as statements or as exclamations. Alternate translation: [You should not have drawn near to the city to fight! You should have known that they would shoot from the wall!]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

נִגַּשְׁתֶּ֥ם & הֲ⁠ל֣וֹא יְדַעְתֶּ֔ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and=it_was if rises anger_of the=king and=saying(ms) to/for=yourself(m) why go_~_near to/towards the=city to,fight am=not know DOM which/who shoot from=under the,wall )

The word you is plural here because David would be addressing all of the Israelite soldiers. So use the plural form in your translation if your language marks that distinction. Alternate translation: [did you soldiers draw near … Did you soldiers not know]