OET interlinear 2 SAM 14:7

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠הִנֵּה֩

(Some words not found in UHB: and=see/lo/see! risen_up all the,clan on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in maidservant_of,your and=they_said hand_over DOM struck_of his/its=brother so,that,we_may_put_him_to_death for,the_life_of his/its=brother which/who murdered and,so_that_we_may_destroy also/yet DOM the,heir and,they_will_extinguish DOM coal_of,my which/who left to=not leave for,husband_of,my name_of and,a_remnant on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in face/surface_of the=soil )

The woman is using the term behold to call attention to what she is about to say. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. See how you translated the term “behold” in [1:2](../01/02.md).

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

קָ֨מָה

risen_up

The woman is using has arisen as a common expression of her culture to mean “has taken action.” 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: [has taken action]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

וַ⁠יֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ תְּנִ֣י ׀ אֶת־מַכֵּ֣ה אָחִ֗י⁠ו וּ⁠נְמִתֵ֨⁠הוּ֙ בְּ⁠נֶ֤פֶשׁ אָחִי⁠ו֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָרָ֔ג וְ⁠נַשְׁמִ֖ידָה גַּ֣ם אֶת־הַ⁠יּוֹרֵ֑שׁ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=see/lo/see! risen_up all the,clan on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in maidservant_of,your and=they_said hand_over DOM struck_of his/its=brother so,that,we_may_put_him_to_death for,the_life_of his/its=brother which/who murdered and,so_that_we_may_destroy also/yet DOM the,heir and,they_will_extinguish DOM coal_of,my which/who left to=not leave for,husband_of,my name_of and,a_remnant on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in face/surface_of the=soil )

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [and they have told me to give them the one having struck his brother so that they can kill him for the life of his brother whom he slew, and they want to destroy the heir also]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠נֶ֤פֶשׁ אָחִי⁠ו֙

(Some words not found in UHB: and=see/lo/see! risen_up all the,clan on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in maidservant_of,your and=they_said hand_over DOM struck_of his/its=brother so,that,we_may_put_him_to_death for,the_life_of his/its=brother which/who murdered and,so_that_we_may_destroy also/yet DOM the,heir and,they_will_extinguish DOM coal_of,my which/who left to=not leave for,husband_of,my name_of and,a_remnant on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in face/surface_of the=soil )

Here, life represents “death.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [to avenge the death of his brother]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / aside

וְ⁠נַשְׁמִ֖ידָה גַּ֣ם אֶת־הַ⁠יּוֹרֵ֑שׁ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=see/lo/see! risen_up all the,clan on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in maidservant_of,your and=they_said hand_over DOM struck_of his/its=brother so,that,we_may_put_him_to_death for,the_life_of his/its=brother which/who murdered and,so_that_we_may_destroy also/yet DOM the,heir and,they_will_extinguish DOM coal_of,my which/who left to=not leave for,husband_of,my name_of and,a_remnant on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in face/surface_of the=soil )

The other members of the clan would not have spoken these words directly to the woman. Since they say let us, in her depiction of them, they are pausing to speak confidentially to one another. They are speaking in this way because they are betraying their real motive, which is to get the late husband’s property by killing his sole remaining heir. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate this explicitly in your translation, ending the second-level direct quotation after he slew and beginning a new sentence. Alternate translation: [But their real motive is to destroy the heir also]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠כִבּ֗וּ אֶת־גַּֽחַלְתִּ⁠י֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִשְׁאָ֔רָה

and,they_will_extinguish DOM (Some words not found in UHB: and=see/lo/see! risen_up all the,clan on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in maidservant_of,your and=they_said hand_over DOM struck_of his/its=brother so,that,we_may_put_him_to_death for,the_life_of his/its=brother which/who murdered and,so_that_we_may_destroy also/yet DOM the,heir and,they_will_extinguish DOM coal_of,my which/who left to=not leave for,husband_of,my name_of and,a_remnant on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in face/surface_of the=soil )

Here, the woman is speaking as if her son were actually a coal that could be extinguished. She uses this image to describe her son as her family’s last remaining source of life, hope, and continuation. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [And they would destroy my only remaining son]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

שֵׁ֥ם וּ⁠שְׁאֵרִ֖ית

(Some words not found in UHB: and=see/lo/see! risen_up all the,clan on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in maidservant_of,your and=they_said hand_over DOM struck_of his/its=brother so,that,we_may_put_him_to_death for,the_life_of his/its=brother which/who murdered and,so_that_we_may_destroy also/yet DOM the,heir and,they_will_extinguish DOM coal_of,my which/who left to=not leave for,husband_of,my name_of and,a_remnant on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in face/surface_of the=soil )

The terms name and remnant mean similar things. The woman is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [any survivors]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

שֵׁ֥ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and=see/lo/see! risen_up all the,clan on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in maidservant_of,your and=they_said hand_over DOM struck_of his/its=brother so,that,we_may_put_him_to_death for,the_life_of his/its=brother which/who murdered and,so_that_we_may_destroy also/yet DOM the,heir and,they_will_extinguish DOM coal_of,my which/who left to=not leave for,husband_of,my name_of and,a_remnant on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in face/surface_of the=soil )

Here, a name represents “someone to carry on the family line.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [anyone to carry on his name]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הָ⁠אֲדָמָֽה

on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in (Some words not found in UHB: and=see/lo/see! risen_up all the,clan on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in maidservant_of,your and=they_said hand_over DOM struck_of his/its=brother so,that,we_may_put_him_to_death for,the_life_of his/its=brother which/who murdered and,so_that_we_may_destroy also/yet DOM the,heir and,they_will_extinguish DOM coal_of,my which/who left to=not leave for,husband_of,my name_of and,a_remnant on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in face/surface_of the=soil )

The woman is using one part of the earth, the face of the ground, to represent the entire earth. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your culture or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [alive on earth]

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הָ⁠אֲדָמָֽה

on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in (Some words not found in UHB: and=see/lo/see! risen_up all the,clan on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in maidservant_of,your and=they_said hand_over DOM struck_of his/its=brother so,that,we_may_put_him_to_death for,the_life_of his/its=brother which/who murdered and,so_that_we_may_destroy also/yet DOM the,heir and,they_will_extinguish DOM coal_of,my which/who left to=not leave for,husband_of,my name_of and,a_remnant on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in face/surface_of the=soil )

See how you translated the similar expression in [11:11](../11/11.md). Alternate translation: [on the surface of the ground]