OET interlinear 2 SAM 12:27

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וַ⁠יִּשְׁלַ֥ח יוֹאָ֛ב מַלְאָכִ֖ים אֶל־דָּוִ֑ד וַ⁠יֹּ֨אמֶר֙

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_sent Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) messengers to/towards Dāvid and=he/it_said fought against,Rabbah also/yet captured DOM (a)_city the=waters )

The author is speaking as if Joab himself said this to David. The author means that the messengers Joab sent said this to David on his behalf. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [And Joab sent messengers to David, and those messengers said on Joab’s behalf]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

גַּם

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_sent Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) messengers to/towards Dāvid and=he/it_said fought against,Rabbah also/yet captured DOM (a)_city the=waters )

See how you translated the similar expression in 12:13. Alternate translation: [Consequently]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אֶת־עִ֥יר הַ⁠מָּֽיִם

DOM (a)_city (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_sent Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) messengers to/towards Dāvid and=he/it_said fought against,Rabbah also/yet captured DOM (a)_city the=waters )

Joab is using the possessive form to describe the part of this city that was characterized by waters. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the part of the city near the water]