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OET (OET-LV) And_it_glowed/burned to_ʼAⱱnēr exceedingly on the_words (a)_man wwww and_he/it_said head of_a_dog [am]_I which for_Yəhūdāh/(Judah) the_day I_show loyalty with the_house of_Shāʼūl I_will_show_you(ms) to brothers_his and_near/to friends_his and_not given_you in/on/at/with_hands of_Dāvid and_charge of_me the_guilt the_woman the_day.
OET (OET-RV) Abner became very angry at this challenge from Iysh-Boshet and snapped back, “Do you think I’m Yehudah’s dog hiding out over here? Today I’ve been helping Sha’ul’s family: your father, his brothers, and his friends, and I won’t let you fall into David’s hands. Yet today you bring some charge against me to do with a woman?
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
(Occurrence 0) Am I a dog’s head that belongs to Judah?
(Some words not found in UHB: and=it_glowed/burned to,Abner very on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in words (a)_man בֹּשֶׁת and=he/it_said ?,head dog's I which/who for,Judah the=day show loyalty with house_of Shāʼūl I_will_show=you(ms) to/towards brothers,his and=near/to friends,his and=not given,you in/on/at/with,hands Dāvid and,charge of,me crime the=woman the=day )
This question is used by Abner as an angry denial of Ishbosheth’s accusation. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “I am not a traitor!”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
(Occurrence 0) Am I a dog’s head that belongs to Judah?
(Some words not found in UHB: and=it_glowed/burned to,Abner very on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in words (a)_man בֹּשֶׁת and=he/it_said ?,head dog's I which/who for,Judah the=day show loyalty with house_of Shāʼūl I_will_show=you(ms) to/towards brothers,his and=near/to friends,his and=not given,you in/on/at/with,hands Dāvid and,charge of,me crime the=woman the=day )
Abner speaks of himself as the head of a dog, which the Israelites considered to be loyal to anyone who fed them.
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
(Occurrence 0) into the hand of David
(Some words not found in UHB: and=it_glowed/burned to,Abner very on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in words (a)_man בֹּשֶׁת and=he/it_said ?,head dog's I which/who for,Judah the=day show loyalty with house_of Shāʼūl I_will_show=you(ms) to/towards brothers,his and=near/to friends,his and=not given,you in/on/at/with,hands Dāvid and,charge of,me crime the=woman the=day )
Here “hand” represents the power to defeat. Alternate translation: “to be defeated by David”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
(Occurrence 0) But now you accuse me of an offense concerning this woman?
(Some words not found in UHB: and=it_glowed/burned to,Abner very on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in words (a)_man בֹּשֶׁת and=he/it_said ?,head dog's I which/who for,Judah the=day show loyalty with house_of Shāʼūl I_will_show=you(ms) to/towards brothers,his and=near/to friends,his and=not given,you in/on/at/with,hands Dāvid and,charge of,me crime the=woman the=day )
Abner asks this question to rebuke Ishbosheth for questioning his loyalty.
3:8 some Judean dog: Cp. 1 Sam 17:43.
• by not handing you over to David: Abner had control over the life and death of Saul’s son.
OET (OET-LV) And_it_glowed/burned to_ʼAⱱnēr exceedingly on the_words (a)_man wwww and_he/it_said head of_a_dog [am]_I which for_Yəhūdāh/(Judah) the_day I_show loyalty with the_house of_Shāʼūl I_will_show_you(ms) to brothers_his and_near/to friends_his and_not given_you in/on/at/with_hands of_Dāvid and_charge of_me the_guilt the_woman the_day.
OET (OET-RV) Abner became very angry at this challenge from Iysh-Boshet and snapped back, “Do you think I’m Yehudah’s dog hiding out over here? Today I’ve been helping Sha’ul’s family: your father, his brothers, and his friends, and I won’t let you fall into David’s hands. Yet today you bring some charge against me to do with a woman?
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.