OET interlinear 2 SAM 20:19

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

אָנֹכִ֕י שְׁלֻמֵ֖י אֱמוּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל

I (Some words not found in UHB: I peaceable_of faithful_of Yisrael you(ms) trying to,kill (a)_city and,a_mother in,Israel to/for=what swallow_up inheritance_of YHWH )

The woman is speaking on behalf of her city, saying what she believes it would say if it could talk about itself. She is actually speaking for herself and her fellow residents of the city. It may be more natural in your language to use a plural pronoun. Alternate translation: [We are pacified and faithful ones of Israel]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

שְׁלֻמֵ֖י אֱמוּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל

(Some words not found in UHB: I peaceable_of faithful_of Yisrael you(ms) trying to,kill (a)_city and,a_mother in,Israel to/for=what swallow_up inheritance_of YHWH )

The woman is using the adjectives pacified and faithful as nouns to mean a certain kinds of people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate these adjectives with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [pacified and faithful Israelites]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

שְׁלֻמֵ֖י

(Some words not found in UHB: I peaceable_of faithful_of Yisrael you(ms) trying to,kill (a)_city and,a_mother in,Israel to/for=what swallow_up inheritance_of YHWH )

The expression pacified is a passive verbal form. If your language would not use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [peaceable]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

לְ⁠הָמִ֨ית

to,kill

The woman is speaking of Abel Beth Maacah as if it were a living thing that Joab and his soldiers could kill. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [to destroy]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys

עִ֤יר וְ⁠אֵם֙

(a)_city and,a_mother

The phrase city and a mother expresses a single idea. The word mother tells what kind of city this is. If it would be more natural in your language, you could express this meaning in a different way. Alternate translation: [a mother-city] or [a metropolis]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

עִ֤יר וְ⁠אֵם֙

(a)_city and,a_mother

The woman is speaking of Abel Beth Maacah as if it were actually a mother in Israel. This was a common image of this culture, which described the towns and villages around a major city as its “daughters.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [an important city] or [a major city]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

לָ֥⁠מָּה תְבַלַּ֖ע נַחֲלַ֥ת יְהוָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: I peaceable_of faithful_of Yisrael you(ms) trying to,kill (a)_city and,a_mother in,Israel to/for=what swallow_up inheritance_of YHWH )

The woman is using the question form to rebuke Joab. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [You should not devour the inheritance of Yahweh!]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

תְבַלַּ֖ע

(Some words not found in UHB: I peaceable_of faithful_of Yisrael you(ms) trying to,kill (a)_city and,a_mother in,Israel to/for=what swallow_up inheritance_of YHWH )

The wise woman is speaking as if Joab and his soldiers would actually devour or eat up Abel Beth Maacah. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [will you destroy]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

נַחֲלַ֥ת יְהוָֽה

inheritance_of YHWH

The woman is speaking of the people of Israel as if they were something that Yahweh had inherited as a lasting possession. She is referring to the Israelites as the people who belong to Yahweh perpetually. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. See how you translated the similar expression in [14:16](../14/16.md). Alternate translation: [so many of the people of Israel]