OET interlinear 2 SAM 21:10

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ⁠תַּטֵּ֨⁠הוּ לָ֤⁠הּ אֶל־הַ⁠צּוּר֙

(Some words not found in UHB: and=she/it_took Riʦfāh daughter_of ʼAy^yāh DOM (the),sackcloth and,she,spread_it_out to/for=her/it to/towards the,rock from_[the],beginning_of harvest until poured_down waters on,them from/more_than the=heavens and=not she/it_gave bird the=heavens to,rest on,them by_day and=DOM being/animal the=field night )

The author assumes that readers will know that Rizpah spread this sackcloth against a rock to make a shelter for herself while she guarded the bodies of her male relatives. You could say that explicitly if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [and she spread it for herself against a rock to make a shelter for herself]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

מִ⁠תְּחִלַּ֣ת קָצִ֔יר

(Some words not found in UHB: and=she/it_took Riʦfāh daughter_of ʼAy^yāh DOM (the),sackcloth and,she,spread_it_out to/for=her/it to/towards the,rock from_[the],beginning_of harvest until poured_down waters on,them from/more_than the=heavens and=not she/it_gave bird the=heavens to,rest on,them by_day and=DOM being/animal the=field night )

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 she remained there from the beginning of the harvest]

Note 3 topic: translate-symaction

עַ֛ד נִתַּךְ־מַ֥יִם עֲלֵי⁠הֶ֖ם מִן־הַ⁠שָּׁמָ֑יִם

until (Some words not found in UHB: and=she/it_took Riʦfāh daughter_of ʼAy^yāh DOM (the),sackcloth and,she,spread_it_out to/for=her/it to/towards the,rock from_[the],beginning_of harvest until poured_down waters on,them from/more_than the=heavens and=not she/it_gave bird the=heavens to,rest on,them by_day and=DOM being/animal the=field night )

Sending rain (water) from the sky (the heavens) was a symbolic action by which Yahweh showed that justice had been satisfied for the crime of Saul, which had been the cause of the three-year drought and famine. 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: [until Yahweh sent rain from the sky to show that justice had been satisfied for the crime of Saul]

Note 4 topic: translate-plural

נִתַּךְ־מַ֥יִם עֲלֵי⁠הֶ֖ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and=she/it_took Riʦfāh daughter_of ʼAy^yāh DOM (the),sackcloth and,she,spread_it_out to/for=her/it to/towards the,rock from_[the],beginning_of harvest until poured_down waters on,them from/more_than the=heavens and=not she/it_gave bird the=heavens to,rest on,them by_day and=DOM being/animal the=field night )

The word that the ULT translates in the singular as water (to match the singular verb was poured) is actually plural. In this plural form, in contexts such as this, it can mean “rain.” Alternate translation: [until rain was poured on them]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

נִתַּךְ־מַ֥יִם עֲלֵי⁠הֶ֖ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and=she/it_took Riʦfāh daughter_of ʼAy^yāh DOM (the),sackcloth and,she,spread_it_out to/for=her/it to/towards the,rock from_[the],beginning_of harvest until poured_down waters on,them from/more_than the=heavens and=not she/it_gave bird the=heavens to,rest on,them by_day and=DOM being/animal the=field night )

The expression was poured 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. If you need to say who does the action, the context indicates that it was Yahweh. Alternate translation: [rain fell on them] or [Yahweh poured rain on them]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לָ⁠נ֤וּחַ עֲלֵי⁠הֶם֙

to,rest on,them

The implication is that the birds would rest or land on the dead bodies because they wanted to feed on them. You could indicate this in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [to feed on them]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְ⁠אֶת־חַיַּ֥ת הַ⁠שָּׂדֶ֖ה לָֽיְלָה

and=DOM (Some words not found in UHB: and=she/it_took Riʦfāh daughter_of ʼAy^yāh DOM (the),sackcloth and,she,spread_it_out to/for=her/it to/towards the,rock from_[the],beginning_of harvest until poured_down waters on,them from/more_than the=heavens and=not she/it_gave bird the=heavens to,rest on,them by_day and=DOM being/animal the=field night )

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: [or a beast of the field to feed on them by night]