OET interlinear 2 SAM 19:18

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

וְ⁠עָבְרָ֣ה

(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 pronoun they refers to the elders of Judah. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [And the elders of Judah crossed]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אֶת־בֵּ֣ית הַ⁠מֶּ֔לֶךְ

(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 [15:35](../15/35.md). Alternate translation: [the household of the king]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠לַ⁠עֲשׂ֥וֹת הַ⁠טּ֖וֹב בְּעֵינָ֑יו

(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 [3:19](../03/19.md). Alternate translation: [and to do what he regarded as right]

Note 4 topic: translate-symaction

נָפַל֙

(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 )

Be sure that it is clear in your translation that Shimei did not fall down accidentally. He knelt down in front of David as a gesture to honor him. Alternate translation: [knelt down respectfully]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לִ⁠פְנֵ֣י

(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 front of the king. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [in front of]

Note 6 topic: writing-pronouns

בְּ⁠עָבְר֖⁠וֹ בַּ⁠יַּרְדֵּֽן

(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 pronoun he refers to Shimei. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [after Shimei had crossed in the Jordan]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בְּ⁠עָבְר֖⁠וֹ בַּ⁠יַּרְדֵּֽן

(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 )

When the author says in, the implication is that in order to get to David quickly, Shimei waded through the water of the Jordan River. (Some interpreters suggest that the elders of Judah would instead have crossed the river on rafts and brought David across the same way.) You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [after he had waded across the Jordan]