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People tagged in the matching LV passage: Absalom · David
Dictionary: David
OET-LV And_ the_messenger _he_came to Dāvid to_say the_heart_of the_man_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) it_is after ʼAⱱīshālōm.
OET (OET-RV) Eventually, someone went and told David, “The loyalty of the Israeli people is turning towards Avshalom (Absalom).”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun
הָיָ֛ה לֶב־אִ֥ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אַחֲרֵ֥י אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם
it_became hearts_of (a)_man (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_came the,messenger to/towards Dāvid to=say it_became hearts_of (a)_man Yisrael after ʼAⱱīshālōm )
Here, a man of Israel represents the people of Israel in general, not a specific person. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use an expression that would be more natural in your language. Alternate translation: [The heart of the people of Israel is behind Absalom]
Note 2 topic: grammar-collectivenouns
הָיָ֛ה לֶב־אִ֥ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אַחֲרֵ֥י אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם
it_became hearts_of (a)_man (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_came the,messenger to/towards Dāvid to=say it_became hearts_of (a)_man Yisrael after ʼAⱱīshālōm )
In this verse, the word heart is singular in form, but it refers to all the people of Israel as a group. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use the plural form of “heart.” Alternate translation: [The hearts of the people of Israel are behind Absalom]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
הָיָ֛ה לֶב־אִ֥ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אַחֲרֵ֥י אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם
it_became hearts_of (a)_man (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_came the,messenger to/towards Dāvid to=say it_became hearts_of (a)_man Yisrael after ʼAⱱīshālōm )
Here, the heart represents people’s commitments and intentions. You may have a comparable expression in your language, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [The people of Israel are now supporting Absalom]
OET-LV And_ the_messenger _he_came to Dāvid to_say the_heart_of the_man_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) it_is after ʼAⱱīshālōm.
OET (OET-RV) Eventually, someone went and told David, “The loyalty of the Israeli people is turning towards Avshalom (Absalom).”
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.