OET interlinear 2 SAM 19:43

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

וַ⁠יַּ֣עַן אִֽישׁ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֩ אֶת־אִ֨ישׁ יְהוּדָ֜ה וַ⁠יֹּ֗אמֶר

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_answered (a)_man Yisrael DOM (a)_man Yehuda and=he/it_said ten hands to=me in,king and=also in,David I more,than_you and,why? did,you_treat_me_with_contempt and=not it_became word_of,my first to=me to,bring_back DOM king_of,my and,it_was_hard message/matter_of (a)_man Yehuda more,than_the_word_of (a)_man Yisrael )

In this verse, the words a man of Israel and a man of Judah are singular in form, but they refer to all the men of Israel and all the men of Judah as groups. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use the plural form of “man.” Alternate translation: [And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and they said]

Note 2 topic: writing-quotations

וַ⁠יַּ֣עַן אִֽישׁ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֩ אֶת־אִ֨ישׁ יְהוּדָ֜ה וַ⁠יֹּ֗אמֶר

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_answered (a)_man Yisrael DOM (a)_man Yehuda and=he/it_said ten hands to=me in,king and=also in,David I more,than_you and,why? did,you_treat_me_with_contempt and=not it_became word_of,my first to=me to,bring_back DOM king_of,my and,it_was_hard message/matter_of (a)_man Yehuda more,than_the_word_of (a)_man Yisrael )

The phrase and he said introduces a direct quotation. In your translation, use a natural way of introducing direct quotations in your language. It may not be necessary to represent this phrase explicitly. Alternate translation: [And the men of Israel responded to the men of Judah]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

עֶֽשֶׂר־יָד֨וֹת לִ֣⁠י בַ⁠מֶּלֶךְ֮

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_answered (a)_man Yisrael DOM (a)_man Yehuda and=he/it_said ten hands to=me in,king and=also in,David I more,than_you and,why? did,you_treat_me_with_contempt and=not it_became word_of,my first to=me to,bring_back DOM king_of,my and,it_was_hard message/matter_of (a)_man Yehuda more,than_the_word_of (a)_man Yisrael )

The men of Israel are using Ten hands are to me in the king as a common expression of their culture to mean “we have ten shares in the king.” 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: [We have ten shares in the king]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְ⁠גַם־בְּ⁠דָוִד֮ אֲנִ֣י מִמְּ⁠ךָ֒

and=also (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_answered (a)_man Yisrael DOM (a)_man Yehuda and=he/it_said ten hands to=me in,king and=also in,David I more,than_you and,why? did,you_treat_me_with_contempt and=not it_became word_of,my first to=me to,bring_back DOM king_of,my and,it_was_hard message/matter_of (a)_man Yehuda more,than_the_word_of (a)_man Yisrael )

The men of Israel are 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 we also have a greater share in David than you do]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

מִמְּ⁠ךָ֒ & הֱקִלֹּתַ֔⁠נִי

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_answered (a)_man Yisrael DOM (a)_man Yehuda and=he/it_said ten hands to=me in,king and=also in,David I more,than_you and,why? did,you_treat_me_with_contempt and=not it_became word_of,my first to=me to,bring_back DOM king_of,my and,it_was_hard message/matter_of (a)_man Yehuda more,than_the_word_of (a)_man Yisrael )

The word you is singular here because the author is depicting individual conversations between Israelite and Judean leaders. If you depict this scene in the same way, use the singular form of “you” in your translation if your language marks that distinction. But if you decide to say “men” rather than man, use the plural form of “you.”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

וּ⁠מַדּ֨וּעַ֙ הֱקִלֹּתַ֔⁠נִי וְ⁠לֹא־הָיָ֨ה דְבָרִ֥⁠י רִאשׁ֛וֹן לִ֖⁠י לְ⁠הָשִׁ֣יב אֶת־מַלְכִּ֑⁠י

and,why? (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_answered (a)_man Yisrael DOM (a)_man Yehuda and=he/it_said ten hands to=me in,king and=also in,David I more,than_you and,why? did,you_treat_me_with_contempt and=not it_became word_of,my first to=me to,bring_back DOM king_of,my and,it_was_hard message/matter_of (a)_man Yehuda more,than_the_word_of (a)_man Yisrael )

The men of Israel are using the question form to emphasize that the men of Judah should not have despised them and that they were the first to speak of bringing back the king. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate these questions as statements or as exclamations. Alternate translation: [So you should not have despised me! It was my word that was first, to bring back my king to me!] or [So you should not have despised us! It was our word that was first, to bring back my king to us!]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠לֹא־הָיָ֨ה דְבָרִ֥⁠י רִאשׁ֛וֹן לִ֖⁠י לְ⁠הָשִׁ֣יב אֶת־מַלְכִּ֑⁠י

and=not it_became word_of,my first to=me (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_answered (a)_man Yisrael DOM (a)_man Yehuda and=he/it_said ten hands to=me in,king and=also in,David I more,than_you and,why? did,you_treat_me_with_contempt and=not it_became word_of,my first to=me to,bring_back DOM king_of,my and,it_was_hard message/matter_of (a)_man Yehuda more,than_the_word_of (a)_man Yisrael )

The men of Israel are using the term word to represent what they said by using words. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Were we not the first to say that we should bring our king back to us?]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וַ⁠יִּ֨קֶשׁ֙ דְּבַר־אִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדָ֔ה מִ⁠דְּבַ֖ר אִ֥ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_answered (a)_man Yisrael DOM (a)_man Yehuda and=he/it_said ten hands to=me in,king and=also in,David I more,than_you and,why? did,you_treat_me_with_contempt and=not it_became word_of,my first to=me to,bring_back DOM king_of,my and,it_was_hard message/matter_of (a)_man Yehuda more,than_the_word_of (a)_man Yisrael )

The author is using the term word to represent what the men of Judah and Israel said by using words. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [But the leaders of Judah spoke more harshly than the leaders of Israel spoke]