OET interlinear 2 SAM 2:7

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

תֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָה יְדֵי⁠כֶ֗ם וִֽ⁠הְיוּ֙ לִ⁠בְנֵי־חַ֔יִל כִּי־מֵ֖ת אֲדֹנֵי⁠כֶ֣ם שָׁא֑וּל וְ⁠גַם־אֹתִ֗⁠י מָשְׁח֧וּ בֵית־יְהוּדָ֛ה לְ⁠מֶ֖לֶךְ עֲלֵי⁠הֶֽם

(Some words not found in UHB: and=now strong hands_of,your(pl) and,become (into),sons_of valiant that/for/because/then/when dead lord(s)_of,your(pl) Shāʼūl/(Saul) and=also DOM=me anointed house_of Yehuda to,king over,them )

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: [since your master Saul has died, and also the house of Judah has anointed me as king over them, may your hands be strong, and be sons of valor]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

תֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָה יְדֵי⁠כֶ֗ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and=now strong hands_of,your(pl) and,become (into),sons_of valiant that/for/because/then/when dead lord(s)_of,your(pl) Shāʼūl/(Saul) and=also DOM=me anointed house_of Yehuda to,king over,them )

David is using one part of the people of Jabesh Gilead, their hands, to mean all of them in the act of being courageous. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [be courageous]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וִֽ⁠הְיוּ֙ לִ⁠בְנֵי־חַ֔יִל

and,become (into),sons_of valiant

In certain contexts, biblical authors and characters use the expression sons of to describe people who have a certain quality. In this case, sons of valor describes warriors who have the quality of valor, which is courage in dangerous situations. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. If you have already translated the book of 1 Samuel, see how you translated this expression in [1 Samuel 18:17](../../1sa/18/17.md). Alternate translation: [valiant warriors]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בֵית־יְהוּדָ֛ה

house_of Yehuda

See how you translated this expression in [2:4](../02/04.md). Alternate translation: [the people of the tribe of Judah]