OET interlinear 2 SAM 11:25

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

כֹּֽה־תֹאמַ֤ר אֶל־יוֹאָב֙ אַל־יֵרַ֤ע בְּ⁠עֵינֶ֨י⁠ךָ֙ אֶת־הַ⁠דָּבָ֣ר הַ⁠זֶּ֔ה כִּֽי־כָ⁠זֹ֥ה וְ⁠כָ⁠זֶ֖ה תֹּאכַ֣ל הֶ⁠חָ֑רֶב הַחֲזֵ֨ק מִלְחַמְתְּ⁠ךָ֧ אֶל־הָ⁠עִ֛יר וְ⁠הָרְסָ֖⁠הּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Dāvid to/towards the,messenger thus say to/towards Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) not is_sad in,eyes_of,your DOM the,thing the=this that/for/because/then/when like,this and,like,this you(ms)_will_eat the,sword intensify battle_of,your to/towards the=city and,tear,it_down and,encourage,him )

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [Tell Joab not to let this matter be bad in his eyes, for like this and like this the sword devours. Tell him to strengthen his battle against the city and destroy it]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

אַל־יֵרַ֤ע בְּ⁠עֵינֶ֨י⁠ךָ֙ אֶת־הַ⁠דָּבָ֣ר הַ⁠זֶּ֔ה כִּֽי־כָ⁠זֹ֥ה וְ⁠כָ⁠זֶ֖ה תֹּאכַ֣ל הֶ⁠חָ֑רֶב

not is_sad (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Dāvid to/towards the,messenger thus say to/towards Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) not is_sad in,eyes_of,your DOM the,thing the=this that/for/because/then/when like,this and,like,this you(ms)_will_eat the,sword intensify battle_of,your to/towards the=city and,tear,it_down and,encourage,him )

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: [Since like this and like this the sword devours, may this matter not be bad in your eyes]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אַל־יֵרַ֤ע בְּ⁠עֵינֶ֨י⁠ךָ֙ אֶת־הַ⁠דָּבָ֣ר הַ⁠זֶּ֔ה

not is_sad (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Dāvid to/towards the,messenger thus say to/towards Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) not is_sad in,eyes_of,your DOM the,thing the=this that/for/because/then/when like,this and,like,this you(ms)_will_eat the,sword intensify battle_of,your to/towards the=city and,tear,it_down and,encourage,him )

David is using May this matter not be bad in your eyes as a common expression of his culture to mean “Do not think that this matter is wrong” or “Do not be troubled about this matter.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Do not believe that you have done the wrong thing in this matter]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

כָ⁠זֹ֥ה וְ⁠כָ⁠זֶ֖ה תֹּאכַ֣ל הֶ⁠חָ֑רֶב

like,this and,like,this (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Dāvid to/towards the,messenger thus say to/towards Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) not is_sad in,eyes_of,your DOM the,thing the=this that/for/because/then/when like,this and,like,this you(ms)_will_eat the,sword intensify battle_of,your to/towards the=city and,tear,it_down and,encourage,him )

Here, like this and like this was a common expression that described things as uncertain and unpredictable. If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the sword devours people here and there]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

כָ⁠זֹ֥ה וְ⁠כָ⁠זֶ֖ה תֹּאכַ֣ל הֶ⁠חָ֑רֶב

like,this and,like,this (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Dāvid to/towards the,messenger thus say to/towards Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) not is_sad in,eyes_of,your DOM the,thing the=this that/for/because/then/when like,this and,like,this you(ms)_will_eat the,sword intensify battle_of,your to/towards the=city and,tear,it_down and,encourage,him )

Here, David is speaking as if a sword were a living thing, such as a wild animal, that devours people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [soldiers die in battle here and there]