OET interlinear 2 SAM 2:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠רֹ֣אשׁ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,they_took_hold (a)_man on,the_head_of his/its=neighbour and,sword_of,his [was]_in,the_side_of his/its=neighbour and=they_fell together and=he/it_called (to),place (the)=that Helkath- -hazzurim which/who [is]_in,Gibeon )

The author is using the term head by association to mean the hair on the head. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [by the hair]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְ⁠חַרְבּ⁠וֹ֙ בְּ⁠צַ֣ד רֵעֵ֔⁠הוּ

and,sword_of,his (Some words not found in UHB: and,they_took_hold (a)_man on,the_head_of his/its=neighbour and,sword_of,his [was]_in,the_side_of his/its=neighbour and=they_fell together and=he/it_called (to),place (the)=that Helkath- -hazzurim which/who [is]_in,Gibeon )

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 thrust his sword in the side of his fellow]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וַֽ⁠יִּפְּל֖וּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,they_took_hold (a)_man on,the_head_of his/its=neighbour and,sword_of,his [was]_in,the_side_of his/its=neighbour and=they_fell together and=he/it_called (to),place (the)=that Helkath- -hazzurim which/who [is]_in,Gibeon )

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

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

וַ⁠יִּקְרָא֙ לַ⁠מָּק֣וֹם הַ⁠ה֔וּא

(Some words not found in UHB: and,they_took_hold (a)_man on,the_head_of his/its=neighbour and,sword_of,his [was]_in,the_side_of his/its=neighbour and=they_fell together and=he/it_called (to),place (the)=that Helkath- -hazzurim which/who [is]_in,Gibeon )

The author is not using the pronoun one to refer to a specific person. Use a comparable expression that would be natural in your language. Alternate translation: [So that place was called]

Note 5 topic: translate-transliterate

חֶלְקַ֥ת הַצֻּרִ֖ים

Helkath- (Some words not found in UHB: and,they_took_hold (a)_man on,the_head_of his/its=neighbour and,sword_of,his [was]_in,the_side_of his/its=neighbour and=they_fell together and=he/it_called (to),place (the)=that Helkath- -hazzurim which/who [is]_in,Gibeon )

As the author indicates, Helkath Hazzurim is the name of a place. In your translation, you could spell it the way it sounds in your language. Alternatively, you could use a word or phrase from your language that expresses the meaning of this name. However, the exact meaning is uncertain. One possible meaning is “The Field of the Sides,” which would be an allusion to the way each soldier stabbed his opponent in the side. Another possible meaning is “The Field of the Swords” or “The Field of the Daggers,” which would be an allusion to the weapons that the soldiers used. If a translation of the Bible exists in your region and it suggests one of these meanings, you may wish to suggest the same meaning in your translation.