OET interlinear 2 SAM 19:17

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-symaction

וְ⁠אֶ֨לֶף אִ֣ישׁ עִמּ⁠וֹ֮ מִ⁠בִּנְיָמִן֒ וְ⁠צִיבָ֗א

and,one_thousand (a)_man with=him/it (Some words not found in UHB: and,one_thousand (a)_man with=him/it of,Benjamin and,Ziba servant_of house_of Shāʼūl/(Saul) and,five_of ten sons_of,his and=twenty servants_of,his with=him/it and,they_rushed_ahead the,Jordan to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the,king )

Bringing 1,000 Benjaminite men was a symbolic action by which Shimei showed that there was now broad support for David’s kingship within his tribe, even though its members had previously supported Saul’s family. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explain the significance of this action in the text of your translation or in a footnote. Alternate translation: [and to show his tribe’s support, he brought 1,000 men from Benjamin with him]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

מִ⁠בִּנְיָמִן֒

(Some words not found in UHB: and,one_thousand (a)_man with=him/it of,Benjamin and,Ziba servant_of house_of Shāʼūl/(Saul) and,five_of ten sons_of,his and=twenty servants_of,his with=him/it and,they_rushed_ahead the,Jordan to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the,king )

Here, Benjamin represents the tribe of Benjamin. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [who were Benjaminites]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְ⁠צִיבָ֗א נַ֚עַר בֵּ֣ית שָׁא֔וּל

and,Ziba servant_of (Some words not found in UHB: and,one_thousand (a)_man with=him/it of,Benjamin and,Ziba servant_of house_of Shāʼūl/(Saul) and,five_of ten sons_of,his and=twenty servants_of,his with=him/it and,they_rushed_ahead the,Jordan to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the,king )

The author is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [and Ziba, the young man of the house of Saul, also came]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

נַ֚עַר בֵּ֣ית שָׁא֔וּל

servant_of (Some words not found in UHB: and,one_thousand (a)_man with=him/it of,Benjamin and,Ziba servant_of house_of Shāʼūl/(Saul) and,five_of ten sons_of,his and=twenty servants_of,his with=him/it and,they_rushed_ahead the,Jordan to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the,king )

See how you translated the similar expression in [9:1](../09/01.md). Alternate translation: [the servant of the descendants of Saul]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לִ⁠פְנֵ֥י הַ⁠מֶּֽלֶךְ

to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before (Some words not found in UHB: and,one_thousand (a)_man with=him/it of,Benjamin and,Ziba servant_of house_of Shāʼūl/(Saul) and,five_of ten sons_of,his and=twenty servants_of,his with=him/it and,they_rushed_ahead the,Jordan to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the,king )

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