OET interlinear 2 SAM 18:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-fraction

הַ⁠שְּׁלִשִׁ֤ית

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_sent_out Dāvid DOM the,people the,third [was]_in,the_hand_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) and,the,third [was]_in,the_hand_of ʼAⱱīshay son_of Tsərū^yāh/(Zeruiah) brother_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab)'s and,the,third [was]_in,the_hand_of ʼIttay the,Gittite and=he/it_said the=king to/towards the,people to_march_out go_out also/yet I with,you(pl) )

A third means one part out of three equal parts. Represent this in the way your language and culture characteristically would.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠יַד־יוֹאָב֙

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_sent_out Dāvid DOM the,people the,third [was]_in,the_hand_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) and,the,third [was]_in,the_hand_of ʼAⱱīshay son_of Tsərū^yāh/(Zeruiah) brother_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab)'s and,the,third [was]_in,the_hand_of ʼIttay the,Gittite and=he/it_said the=king to/towards the,people to_march_out go_out also/yet I with,you(pl) )

Here, hand represents the control of a person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly, in this case and for the same expression as applied to Abishai and Ittai. Alternate translation: [under the command of Joab]

Note 3 topic: translate-kinship

אֲבִישַׁ֤י בֶּן־צְרוּיָה֙ אֲחִ֣י יוֹאָ֔ב

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_sent_out Dāvid DOM the,people the,third [was]_in,the_hand_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) and,the,third [was]_in,the_hand_of ʼAⱱīshay son_of Tsərū^yāh/(Zeruiah) brother_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab)'s and,the,third [was]_in,the_hand_of ʼIttay the,Gittite and=he/it_said the=king to/towards the,people to_march_out go_out also/yet I with,you(pl) )

The author is identifying Abishai, not Zeruiah, as the brother of Joab. Be sure that this is clear in your translation.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / reduplication

יָצֹ֥א אֵצֵ֛א גַּם־אֲנִ֖י

to_march_out go_out (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_sent_out Dāvid DOM the,people the,third [was]_in,the_hand_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) and,the,third [was]_in,the_hand_of ʼAⱱīshay son_of Tsərū^yāh/(Zeruiah) brother_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab)'s and,the,third [was]_in,the_hand_of ʼIttay the,Gittite and=he/it_said the=king to/towards the,people to_march_out go_out also/yet I with,you(pl) )

David is repeating forms of the verb go out in order to intensify his expression of the idea that it conveys. If your language can repeat words for intensification, it would be appropriate to do that here in your translation. If not, your language may have another way of expressing the intensification. Alternate translation: [I will certainly go out, I too]

Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns

יָצֹ֥א אֵצֵ֛א גַּם־אֲנִ֖י

to_march_out go_out (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_sent_out Dāvid DOM the,people the,third [was]_in,the_hand_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) and,the,third [was]_in,the_hand_of ʼAⱱīshay son_of Tsərū^yāh/(Zeruiah) brother_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab)'s and,the,third [was]_in,the_hand_of ʼIttay the,Gittite and=he/it_said the=king to/towards the,people to_march_out go_out also/yet I with,you(pl) )

David is stating the pronoun I separately, even though the verb translated as I will go out already includes this meaning. He is doing that to indicate that his actions will be comparable to those of the Israelite soldiers and commanders. If a speaker of your language would use an explicit pronoun for the same purpose, you may want to use that construction in your translation. If not, your language may have other ways of showing that David is indicating that his actions will be comparable. It may not be necessary to represent the separately stated pronoun explicitly. Alternate translation: [And for my own part, going out, I will go out] or [And for my own part, I will certainly go out]