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InterlinearVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEU JOB JOS JDG RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG JOEL MIC ISA ZEP HAB JER LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBA DAN EZE EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL LAO GES LES ESG DNG 2 PS TOB JDT ESA WIS SIR BAR LJE PAZ SUS BEL MAN 1 MAC 2 MAC 3 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV
2 Sam C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C15 C16 C17 C18 C19 C20 C21 C22 C23 C24
2 Sam 17 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16 V17 V18 V19 V20 V21 V22 V23 V24 V25 V26 V27 V28 V29
OET (OET-LV) THERE now he is_hiding_himself in_one_of the_pit or in_one_of the_places and_it_was just_as_falls (is)_in_them at_first and_he_will_hear the_one_who_hears and_saying(ms) a_slaughter it_has_been among_people which is_after ʼAⱱīshālōm.
OET (OET-RV) Listen, he’s probably already hiding in a cavern or some other place. Also, if some of your men were killed early in the fighting, then the rumour would go around that Abshalom’s already lost many men.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
הִנֵּ֨ה
(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! now he/it hidden in,one_of of,the_pit or in,one_of of,the_places and=it_was just,as_falls (is)_in=them at,first and,he_will_hear the_[one,who]_hears and=saying(ms) she/it_was slaughter among,people which/who after ʼAⱱīshālōm )
See how you translated the similar expression in [1:2](../01/02.md). Alternate translation: [Listen]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
א֖וֹ בְּאַחַ֣ד הַמְּקוֹמֹ֑ת
or (Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! now he/it hidden in,one_of of,the_pit or in,one_of of,the_places and=it_was just,as_falls (is)_in=them at,first and,he_will_hear the_[one,who]_hears and=saying(ms) she/it_was slaughter among,people which/who after ʼAⱱīshālōm )
The author is using one of the places as a common expression of his culture to mean “some other such place.” 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: [or in some other such place]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
כִּנְפֹ֤ל בָּהֶם֙
(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! now he/it hidden in,one_of of,the_pit or in,one_of of,the_places and=it_was just,as_falls (is)_in=them at,first and,he_will_hear the_[one,who]_hears and=saying(ms) she/it_was slaughter among,people which/who after ʼAⱱīshālōm )
The author is using the term fall by association to mean that they died, since people fall down when they die. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. See how you translated the similar expression in [2:16](../02/16.md). Alternate translation: [when some among them die] or [when some among them are killed]
Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns
כִּנְפֹ֤ל בָּהֶם֙
(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! now he/it hidden in,one_of of,the_pit or in,one_of of,the_places and=it_was just,as_falls (is)_in=them at,first and,he_will_hear the_[one,who]_hears and=saying(ms) she/it_was slaughter among,people which/who after ʼAⱱīshālōm )
The pronoun them refers to the soldiers whom Ahithophel wants to lead out against David. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [when some among the soldiers whom Ahithophel wants to lead out tonight fall]
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo
וְשָׁמַ֤ע הַשֹּׁמֵ֨עַ֙ וְאָמַ֔ר
(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! now he/it hidden in,one_of of,the_pit or in,one_of of,the_places and=it_was just,as_falls (is)_in=them at,first and,he_will_hear the_[one,who]_hears and=saying(ms) she/it_was slaughter among,people which/who after ʼAⱱīshālōm )
It might seem that this expression contains extra information that would not be natural to express in your language. If so, you state this differently. Alternate translation: [people will hear and say]
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes
וְאָמַ֔ר הָֽיְתָה֙ מַגֵּפָ֔ה בָּעָ֕ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר אַחֲרֵ֥י אַבְשָׁלֹֽם
and=saying(ms) she/it_was (Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! now he/it hidden in,one_of of,the_pit or in,one_of of,the_places and=it_was just,as_falls (is)_in=them at,first and,he_will_hear the_[one,who]_hears and=saying(ms) she/it_was slaughter among,people which/who after ʼAⱱīshālōm )
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 say that a slaughter has happened among the people who are behind Absalom]
Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
בָּעָ֕ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר אַחֲרֵ֥י אַבְשָׁלֹֽם
(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! now he/it hidden in,one_of of,the_pit or in,one_of of,the_places and=it_was just,as_falls (is)_in=them at,first and,he_will_hear the_[one,who]_hears and=saying(ms) she/it_was slaughter among,people which/who after ʼAⱱīshālōm )
See how you translated the similar expression in [2:25](../02/25.md). Alternate translation: [the soldiers who are fighting for Absalom]
OET (OET-LV) THERE now he is_hiding_himself in_one_of the_pit or in_one_of the_places and_it_was just_as_falls (is)_in_them at_first and_he_will_hear the_one_who_hears and_saying(ms) a_slaughter it_has_been among_people which is_after ʼAⱱīshālōm.
OET (OET-RV) Listen, he’s probably already hiding in a cavern or some other place. Also, if some of your men were killed early in the fighting, then the rumour would go around that Abshalom’s already lost many men.
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.