OET interlinear 2 SAM 3:35

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

וַ⁠יָּבֹ֣א כָל־הָ⁠עָ֗ם לְ⁠הַבְר֧וֹת אֶת־דָּוִ֛ד לֶ֖חֶם בְּ⁠ע֣וֹד הַ⁠יּ֑וֹם

(Some words not found in UHB: and,it_came all the,people to,make_to_eat DOM Dāvid food/grain/bread while,still the=day and,he_swore_an_oath Dāvid to=say so he/it_made/did to/for=me ʼElohīm and,thus more that/for/because/then/when if to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before goes_down the,sun taste food/grain/bread or all thing )

If it would be more natural in your language, you may want to put the information about when this happened before the information about the people coming to David. Alternate translation: [Then, while it was still day, all of the people came to make David eat bread]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

וַ⁠יָּבֹ֣א כָל־הָ⁠עָ֗ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and,it_came all the,people to,make_to_eat DOM Dāvid food/grain/bread while,still the=day and,he_swore_an_oath Dāvid to=say so he/it_made/did to/for=me ʼElohīm and,thus more that/for/because/then/when if to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before goes_down the,sun taste food/grain/bread or all thing )

The author says all of the people as a generalization for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different way to express the emphasis. Alternate translation: [Then the others in attendance came with concern]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

לֶ֖חֶם

food/grain/bread

The author is using bread to represent food in general. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your culture or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [food] or [a meal]

Note 4 topic: writing-oathformula

כֹּ֣ה יַעֲשֶׂה־לִּ֤⁠י אֱלֹהִים֙ וְ⁠כֹ֣ה יֹסִ֔יף כִּ֣י אִם־לִ⁠פְנֵ֧י בֽוֹא־הַ⁠שֶּׁ֛מֶשׁ אֶטְעַם־לֶ֖חֶם א֥וֹ כָל־מְאֽוּמָה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,it_came all the,people to,make_to_eat DOM Dāvid food/grain/bread while,still the=day and,he_swore_an_oath Dāvid to=say so he/it_made/did to/for=me ʼElohīm and,thus more that/for/because/then/when if to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before goes_down the,sun taste food/grain/bread or all thing )

See how you translated the similar expression in [3:9](../03/09.md). Alternate translation: [If I taste bread or any of a thing to the face of the coming in of the sun, then may God do thus to me, and thus may he add]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

כֹּ֣ה יַעֲשֶׂה־לִּ֤⁠י אֱלֹהִים֙ וְ⁠כֹ֣ה יֹסִ֔יף

(Some words not found in UHB: and,it_came all the,people to,make_to_eat DOM Dāvid food/grain/bread while,still the=day and,he_swore_an_oath Dāvid to=say so he/it_made/did to/for=me ʼElohīm and,thus more that/for/because/then/when if to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before goes_down the,sun taste food/grain/bread or all thing )

See how you translated the similar expression in [3:9](../03/09.md). Alternate translation: [Thus may God do to me, and may he do even worse]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

כֹּ֣ה יַעֲשֶׂה־לִּ֤⁠י אֱלֹהִים֙ וְ⁠כֹ֣ה יֹסִ֔יף

(Some words not found in UHB: and,it_came all the,people to,make_to_eat DOM Dāvid food/grain/bread while,still the=day and,he_swore_an_oath Dāvid to=say so he/it_made/did to/for=me ʼElohīm and,thus more that/for/because/then/when if to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before goes_down the,sun taste food/grain/bread or all thing )

The word Thus: (1) could refer to the way Abner died a violent death. Alternate translation: [May God make me suffer a violent death, as Abner did, and even worse]; (2) could be a general expression introducing the entire statement as a reference to severe punishment. Alternate translation: [May God punish me very severely]

Note 7 topic: translate-symaction

אִם־לִ⁠פְנֵ֧י בֽוֹא־הַ⁠שֶּׁ֛מֶשׁ אֶטְעַם־לֶ֖חֶם א֥וֹ כָל־מְאֽוּמָה

if to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before goes_down (Some words not found in UHB: and,it_came all the,people to,make_to_eat DOM Dāvid food/grain/bread while,still the=day and,he_swore_an_oath Dāvid to=say so he/it_made/did to/for=me ʼElohīm and,thus more that/for/because/then/when if to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before goes_down the,sun taste food/grain/bread or all thing )

David not eating bread or anything else until sunset, not even a small taste, was a symbolic action that showed deep mourning and grief in ancient Israelite culture. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explain the significance of this action in the text or in a footnote. Alternate translation: [if I fail to show proper morning by even tasting any food before sunset]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לִ⁠פְנֵ֧י בֽוֹא־הַ⁠שֶּׁ֛מֶשׁ

to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before goes_down (Some words not found in UHB: and,it_came all the,people to,make_to_eat DOM Dāvid food/grain/bread while,still the=day and,he_swore_an_oath Dāvid to=say so he/it_made/did to/for=me ʼElohīm and,thus more that/for/because/then/when if to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before goes_down the,sun taste food/grain/bread or all thing )

Here, face represents “before.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [before the coming in of the sun]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

לִ⁠פְנֵ֧י בֽוֹא־הַ⁠שֶּׁ֛מֶשׁ

to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before goes_down (Some words not found in UHB: and,it_came all the,people to,make_to_eat DOM Dāvid food/grain/bread while,still the=day and,he_swore_an_oath Dāvid to=say so he/it_made/did to/for=me ʼElohīm and,thus more that/for/because/then/when if to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before goes_down the,sun taste food/grain/bread or all thing )

David is using the coming in of the sun as a common expression of his culture to mean “sunset.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [before the sun goes down] or [before sunset]