OET interlinear 2 SAM 14:5

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

מַה־לָּ֑⁠ךְ

what? (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to/for=her/it the=king what? [is]_to,you and=she/it_said truly woman/wife widow I and=he/it_died husband_of,my )

The king is using What is to you as a common expression of his culture to ask the woman why she needs help. 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: [What is the matter]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parables

וַ⁠תֹּ֗אמֶר

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to/for=her/it the=king what? [is]_to,you and=she/it_said truly woman/wife widow I and=he/it_died husband_of,my )

To try to convince David that he should allow Absalom to return, the woman, as instructed by Joab, tells David a story as if it were true. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: [And to try to convince David to allow Absalom, she told him a story as if it were true. She said to him]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

אֲבָ֛ל אִשָּֽׁה־אַלְמָנָ֥ה אָ֖נִי וַ⁠יָּ֥מָת אִישִֽׁ⁠י

truly (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to/for=her/it the=king what? [is]_to,you and=she/it_said truly woman/wife widow I and=he/it_died husband_of,my )

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. The woman is clarifying that she is not without the support of a male relative for some other reason, for example, she has not separated from a husband who is still living. Alternate translation: [Since my husband has died, I am truly a widow]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אִשָּֽׁה־אַלְמָנָ֥ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to/for=her/it the=king what? [is]_to,you and=she/it_said truly woman/wife widow I and=he/it_died husband_of,my )

The woman is using a woman, a widow as a common expression of her culture to mean “a woman who is a widow.” 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: [a woman who is a widow] or [a widow]