OET interlinear 2 SAM 18:14

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לְ⁠פָנֶ֑י⁠ךָ

to=your=face

Here, to your face represents being in your presence. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [in your presence] or [here with you]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠כַפּ֗⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) not so wait to=your=face and=he/it_took three spears in,palm_of,his and,he,thrust_them in,the_heart_of ʼAⱱīshālōm still,he he/it_lived in,the_heart_of of,the_terebinth )

Here, in his palm represents possession and conveyance. (These spears were likely too large to have all fit in Joab’s palm.) If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [with him]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בְּ⁠לֵ֣ב אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) not so wait to=your=face and=he/it_took three spears in,palm_of,his and,he,thrust_them in,the_heart_of ʼAⱱīshālōm still,he he/it_lived in,the_heart_of of,the_terebinth )

Here the word heart probably refers to Absalom’s chest or torso, the central part of his body. (It has the same sense as in the phrase the heart of the oak tree in the next clause.) It is unlikely that Absalom would still have been alive afterwards if Joab had thrust three spears into his actual heart. You could indicate this meaning in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [into the chest of Absalom] or [into Absalom’s body]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בְּ⁠לֵ֥ב הָ⁠אֵלָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) not so wait to=your=face and=he/it_took three spears in,palm_of,his and,he,thrust_them in,the_heart_of ʼAⱱīshālōm still,he he/it_lived in,the_heart_of of,the_terebinth )

The author is using in the heart of the oak tree as a common expression of his culture to mean “in the midst of the oak tree” or “among the branches of the oak tree.” 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: [in the midst of the oak tree] or [among the branches of the oak tree]