OET interlinear 2 SAM 14:19

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

הֲ⁠יַ֥ד יוֹאָ֛ב אִתָּ֖⁠ךְ בְּ⁠כָל־זֹ֑את

[is]_the,hand?_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the=king [is]_the,hand?_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) with,you in=all this(f) and,she_answered the=woman and=she/it_said live your_self_of,your my=master the=king if he_is to,go_to_the_right and,to,go_to_the_left from=all which/who he/it_had_said my=master the=king that/for/because/then/when servant_of,your Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) he/it he,commanded_me and=he put in,the_mouth_of your_maidservant_of,your DOM all/each/any/every the,words the=these )

The king is using the hand of Joab to represent Joab himself. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your culture or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Is Joab with you in all this]

Note 2 topic: writing-quotations

וַ⁠תַּ֣עַן הָ⁠אִשָּׁ֣ה וַ⁠תֹּ֡אמֶר

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the=king [is]_the,hand?_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) with,you in=all this(f) and,she_answered the=woman and=she/it_said live your_self_of,your my=master the=king if he_is to,go_to_the_right and,to,go_to_the_left from=all which/who he/it_had_said my=master the=king that/for/because/then/when servant_of,your Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) he/it he,commanded_me and=he put in,the_mouth_of your_maidservant_of,your DOM all/each/any/every the,words the=these )

See how you translated the similar expression in [14:18](../14/18.md). Alternate translation: [And the woman responded]

Note 3 topic: writing-oathformula

חֵֽי־נַפְשְׁ⁠ךָ֩ אֲדֹנִ֨⁠י הַ⁠מֶּ֜לֶךְ אִם־אִ֣שׁ ׀ לְ⁠הֵמִ֣ין וּ⁠לְ⁠הַשְׂמִ֗יל מִ⁠כֹּ֤ל אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר֙ אֲדֹנִ֣⁠י הַ⁠מֶּ֔לֶךְ

live (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the=king [is]_the,hand?_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) with,you in=all this(f) and,she_answered the=woman and=she/it_said live your_self_of,your my=master the=king if he_is to,go_to_the_right and,to,go_to_the_left from=all which/who he/it_had_said my=master the=king that/for/because/then/when servant_of,your Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) he/it he,commanded_me and=he put in,the_mouth_of your_maidservant_of,your DOM all/each/any/every the,words the=these )

Following the custom of her culture, the woman is swearing an oath and guaranteeing it by something that he holds sacred. She is then stating the first part of a condition (“if”) but not the second part (“then”). Use a natural way in your language to express an oath. In a context such as this, it may be natural to express just the first part of the condition as a negative statement. Alternate translation: [I swear by the life of your soul, my lord the king, that there is no turning to the right or turning to the left from all that my lord the king has spoken]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

חֵֽי־נַפְשְׁ⁠ךָ֩

live (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the=king [is]_the,hand?_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) with,you in=all this(f) and,she_answered the=woman and=she/it_said live your_self_of,your my=master the=king if he_is to,go_to_the_right and,to,go_to_the_left from=all which/who he/it_had_said my=master the=king that/for/because/then/when servant_of,your Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) he/it he,commanded_me and=he put in,the_mouth_of your_maidservant_of,your DOM all/each/any/every the,words the=these )

The woman is using your soul to represent David himself. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your culture or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Your life]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

לְ⁠הֵמִ֣ין וּ⁠לְ⁠הַשְׂמִ֗יל מִ⁠כֹּ֤ל

to,go_to_the_right (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the=king [is]_the,hand?_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) with,you in=all this(f) and,she_answered the=woman and=she/it_said live your_self_of,your my=master the=king if he_is to,go_to_the_right and,to,go_to_the_left from=all which/who he/it_had_said my=master the=king that/for/because/then/when servant_of,your Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) he/it he,commanded_me and=he put in,the_mouth_of your_maidservant_of,your DOM all/each/any/every the,words the=these )

The woman is using turning in two basic directions, the right and the left, to represent all directions. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [any turning away at all from anything]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לְ⁠הֵמִ֣ין וּ⁠לְ⁠הַשְׂמִ֗יל מִ⁠כֹּ֤ל

to,go_to_the_right (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the=king [is]_the,hand?_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) with,you in=all this(f) and,she_answered the=woman and=she/it_said live your_self_of,your my=master the=king if he_is to,go_to_the_right and,to,go_to_the_left from=all which/who he/it_had_said my=master the=king that/for/because/then/when servant_of,your Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) he/it he,commanded_me and=he put in,the_mouth_of your_maidservant_of,your DOM all/each/any/every the,words the=these )

Here, the woman is speaking of agreeing completely with the king’s words as if that were staying on a straight path and not turning to the right or turning to the left. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [contradicting anything]

Note 7 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

כִּֽי

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the=king [is]_the,hand?_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) with,you in=all this(f) and,she_answered the=woman and=she/it_said live your_self_of,your my=master the=king if he_is to,go_to_the_right and,to,go_to_the_left from=all which/who he/it_had_said my=master the=king that/for/because/then/when servant_of,your Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) he/it he,commanded_me and=he put in,the_mouth_of your_maidservant_of,your DOM all/each/any/every the,words the=these )

Here the word For provides not a reason but a further explanation. Alternate translation: [In fact,]

Note 8 topic: writing-pronouns

ה֣וּא צִוָּ֔⁠נִי וְ⁠ה֗וּא שָׂ֚ם

he/it (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the=king [is]_the,hand?_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) with,you in=all this(f) and,she_answered the=woman and=she/it_said live your_self_of,your my=master the=king if he_is to,go_to_the_right and,to,go_to_the_left from=all which/who he/it_had_said my=master the=king that/for/because/then/when servant_of,your Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) he/it he,commanded_me and=he put in,the_mouth_of your_maidservant_of,your DOM all/each/any/every the,words the=these )

The woman is stating the pronoun he separately in both of these instances, even though the verbs translated as he commanded and he put already include this meaning. She is doing that to confirm Joab’s personal role in these actions. If a speaker of your language would use explicit pronouns for this same purpose, you may want to use that construction in your translation. If not, your language may have other ways of showing that the woman is confirming Joab’s personal role. It may not be necessary to represent the separately stated pronouns explicitly. Alternate translation: [he was the one who commanded me, and he was the one who put]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

שָׂ֚ם בְּ⁠פִ֣י שִׁפְחָֽתְ⁠ךָ֔ אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַ⁠דְּבָרִ֖ים הָ⁠אֵֽלֶּה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the=king [is]_the,hand?_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) with,you in=all this(f) and,she_answered the=woman and=she/it_said live your_self_of,your my=master the=king if he_is to,go_to_the_right and,to,go_to_the_left from=all which/who he/it_had_said my=master the=king that/for/because/then/when servant_of,your Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) he/it he,commanded_me and=he put in,the_mouth_of your_maidservant_of,your DOM all/each/any/every the,words the=these )

Here, the woman is speaking as if words were actually objects that could be put in the mouth of a person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [told your maidservant everything she should say] or [told me everything I should say]