OET interlinear 2 SAM 4:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אֹֽיִבְ⁠ךָ֔ אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּקֵּ֖שׁ אֶת־נַפְשֶׁ֑⁠ךָ

enemy_of,your (Some words not found in UHB: and,they_brought DOM head (a)_man -boshet to/towards Dāvid Ḩeⱱrōn and=they_said to/towards the=king see/lo/see! head (a)_man -boshet son_of Shāʼūl/(Saul) enemy_of,your which/who he/it_asked DOM life_of,your and=he/it_gave YHWH to,lord_of,my the=king vengeance the=day the=this from,Saul and,from,offspring_of,his )

Rechab and Baanah are using this phrase to describe Saul, not Ishbosheth. You may be able to use punctuation or some other convention of your language to make this clear.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אֶת־נַפְשֶׁ֑⁠ךָ

DOM DOM (Some words not found in UHB: and,they_brought DOM head (a)_man -boshet to/towards Dāvid Ḩeⱱrōn and=they_said to/towards the=king see/lo/see! head (a)_man -boshet son_of Shāʼūl/(Saul) enemy_of,your which/who he/it_asked DOM life_of,your and=he/it_gave YHWH to,lord_of,my the=king vengeance the=day the=this from,Saul and,from,offspring_of,his )

By saying that Saul sought David’s life, Rechab and Baanah mean that Saul sought to take his life, that is, to kill him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [to murder you]

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

לַֽ⁠אדֹנִ֨⁠י הַ⁠מֶּ֤לֶךְ

to,lord_of,my (Some words not found in UHB: and,they_brought DOM head (a)_man -boshet to/towards Dāvid Ḩeⱱrōn and=they_said to/towards the=king see/lo/see! head (a)_man -boshet son_of Shāʼūl/(Saul) enemy_of,your which/who he/it_asked DOM life_of,your and=he/it_gave YHWH to,lord_of,my the=king vengeance the=day the=this from,Saul and,from,offspring_of,his )

One of the sons of Rimmon is addressing David, so he calls him my lord, but since he is speaking on behalf of both of them, it may be more natural in your language to use a plural pronoun. Alternate translation: [to our lord the king]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

לַֽ⁠אדֹנִ֨⁠י הַ⁠מֶּ֤לֶךְ

to,lord_of,my (Some words not found in UHB: and,they_brought DOM head (a)_man -boshet to/towards Dāvid Ḩeⱱrōn and=they_said to/towards the=king see/lo/see! head (a)_man -boshet son_of Shāʼūl/(Saul) enemy_of,your which/who he/it_asked DOM life_of,your and=he/it_gave YHWH to,lord_of,my the=king vengeance the=day the=this from,Saul and,from,offspring_of,his )

Even though the sons of Rimmon are addressing David directly, one of them is speaking of him in the third person as my lord the king to show respect. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this in a respectful form in the second person. Alternate translation: [to you, my lord the king] or [to you, our lord the king]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ⁠מִ⁠זַּרְעֽ⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,they_brought DOM head (a)_man -boshet to/towards Dāvid Ḩeⱱrōn and=they_said to/towards the=king see/lo/see! head (a)_man -boshet son_of Shāʼūl/(Saul) enemy_of,your which/who he/it_asked DOM life_of,your and=he/it_gave YHWH to,lord_of,my the=king vengeance the=day the=this from,Saul and,from,offspring_of,his )

The speaker is speaking here of descendants as if they were seed. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and against his descendants]