OET interlinear 2 SAM 1:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

וַֽ⁠יִּסְפְּדוּ֙ וַ⁠יִּבְכּ֔וּ וַ⁠יָּצֻ֖מוּ עַד־הָ⁠עָ֑רֶב עַל־שָׁא֞וּל וְ⁠עַל־יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן בְּנ֗⁠וֹ וְ⁠עַל־עַ֤ם יְהוָה֙ וְ⁠עַל־בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּ֥י נָפְל֖וּ בֶּ⁠חָֽרֶב

(Some words not found in UHB: and,they_mourned and,they_wept and,they_fasted until the,evening on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Shāʼūl/(Saul) and,on Yōnātān/(Yəhōnātān/(Jonathan)) his/its=son and,on people YHWH and,on house_of Yisrael that/for/because/then/when they_have_fallen by,sword )

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: [And because Saul and Jonathan his son and the people of Yahweh had fallen by the sword, they mourned and wept and fasted until the evening for them and for the house of Israel]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

עַ֤ם יְהוָה֙

people YHWH

By the people of Yahweh, the author means the Israelite army. See how you translated the term “people” in [1:4](../01/04.md). Alternate translation: [the army of Yahweh] or [the Israelite army]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל

(Some words not found in UHB: and,they_mourned and,they_wept and,they_fasted until the,evening on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Shāʼūl/(Saul) and,on Yōnātān/(Yəhōnātān/(Jonathan)) his/its=son and,on people YHWH and,on house_of Yisrael that/for/because/then/when they_have_fallen by,sword )

Here, house means all the people descended from a particular person. It envisions them as if they were one household living together. So the house of Israel figuratively means all the people descended from the man named Israel (who was also known as Jacob). If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the nation of Israel]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

נָפְל֖וּ

they_have_fallen

The author is using the term fallen by association to mean that they had died, since soldiers fall down when they die. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [they had died]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בֶּ⁠חָֽרֶב

(Some words not found in UHB: and,they_mourned and,they_wept and,they_fasted until the,evening on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Shāʼūl/(Saul) and,on Yōnātān/(Yəhōnātān/(Jonathan)) his/its=son and,on people YHWH and,on house_of Yisrael that/for/because/then/when they_have_fallen by,sword )

The author is using the term sword by association to mean battle, since swords were used in battle. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [in battle]