OET interlinear 2 SAM 15:21

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-quotations

וַ⁠יַּ֧עַן אִתַּ֛י אֶת־הַ⁠מֶּ֖לֶךְ וַ⁠יֹּאמַ֑ר

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_answered ʼIttay DOM the=king and,he_said he/it_lived YHWH and_[by],the_life_of my=master the=king that/for/because/then/when if in,the_place_of which/who will_belong there my=master the=king if for,death if for,life that/for/because/then/when there will_belong servant_of,your )

The expression and said introduces a direct quotation. In your translation, use a natural way of introducing direct quotations in your language. It may not be necessary to represent this expression explicitly. Alternate translation: [But Ittai responded to the king]

Note 2 topic: writing-oathformula

חַי־יְהוָ֗ה וְ⁠חֵי֙ אֲדֹנִ֣⁠י הַ⁠מֶּ֔לֶךְ

he/it_lived YHWH and_[by],the_life_of my=master (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_answered ʼIttay DOM the=king and,he_said he/it_lived YHWH and_[by],the_life_of my=master the=king that/for/because/then/when if in,the_place_of which/who will_belong there my=master the=king if for,death if for,life that/for/because/then/when there will_belong servant_of,your )

Following the custom of this culture, Ittai is swearing an oath and guaranteeing it by something that he holds sacred. Use a natural way in your language to express such an oath. Alternate translation: [I swear by Yahweh and by the life of my lord the king]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִֽהְיֶה־שָּׁ֣ם ׀ אֲדֹנִ֣⁠י הַ⁠מֶּ֗לֶךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_answered ʼIttay DOM the=king and,he_said he/it_lived YHWH and_[by],the_life_of my=master the=king that/for/because/then/when if in,the_place_of which/who will_belong there my=master the=king if for,death if for,life that/for/because/then/when there will_belong servant_of,your )

It might seem that the expression where my lord the king will be there contains extra information that would not be natural to express in your language. If so, you could shorten it. Alternate translation: [where my lord the king will be]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אִם־לְ⁠מָ֨וֶת֙ אִם־לְ⁠חַיִּ֔ים

if if for,death if (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_answered ʼIttay DOM the=king and,he_said he/it_lived YHWH and_[by],the_life_of my=master the=king that/for/because/then/when if in,the_place_of which/who will_belong there my=master the=king if for,death if for,life that/for/because/then/when there will_belong servant_of,your )

Ittai is using whether to death, whether to life as a common expression of his culture to mean “whether I live or die.” 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: [even if it costs me my life]