InterlinearVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEUT JOB YEHO (JOS) HERO (JDG) RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG YOEL (JOEL) MIC ISA ZEP HAB YIR (JER) LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBAD DAN EZEK EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL 2 PS WIS TOB MAN BAR G DAN G ESD L ESD ESG JDT 3 MAC SIR 1 MAC 2 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL LAOD PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV
InterlinearVerse 2 Sam C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C15 C16 C17 C18 C19 C20 C21 C22 C24
2 Sam 23 V1 V2 V3 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16 V17 V18 V19 V20 V21 V22 V23 V24 V25 V26 V27 V28 V29 V30 V31 V32 V33 V34 V35 V36 V37 V38 V39
OET-LV And_like_the_light_of morning the_sun he_dawns morning not clouds from_brightness from_rain fresh_grass from_the_earth.
OET (OET-RV) He’s like the rising sun bringing the morning light—
⇔ a cloudless morning.
⇔ Glistening after the rain that grows fresh grass from the soil.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile
וּכְא֥וֹר בֹּ֖קֶר
and,like_[the],light_of (Some words not found in UHB: and,like_[the],light_of morning rises sun morning not clouds from,brightness from,rain vegetation from_[the],earth )
The point of this comparison is that just as the light of morning is beneficial and brings blessing, so does a righteous ruler. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [and is a source of blessing, like the light of morning]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
מִנֹּ֥גַהּ
(Some words not found in UHB: and,like_[the],light_of morning rises sun morning not clouds from,brightness from,rain vegetation from_[the],earth )
Here, brightness represents sunshine or sunlight. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [from sunshine]
OET-LV And_like_the_light_of morning the_sun he_dawns morning not clouds from_brightness from_rain fresh_grass from_the_earth.
OET (OET-RV) He’s like the rising sun bringing the morning light—
⇔ a cloudless morning.
⇔ Glistening after the rain that grows fresh grass from the soil.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.