OET interlinear 2 SAM 5:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

גַּם־אֶתְמ֣וֹל גַּם־שִׁלְשׁ֗וֹם

(Some words not found in UHB: also/yet yesterday also/yet before when,was Shāʼūl/(Saul) king over,us you(ms) were מוציא and,the_[one,who]_brought DOM Yisrael and=he/it_said YHWH to/for=yourself(m) you(ms) shepherd DOM people_of,my DOM Yisrael and=you(ms) you(ms)_will_be (into),ruler on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yisrael )

See how you translated the similar expression in [3:7](../03/07.md). Alternate translation: [In the past]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

הַמּוֹצִ֥יא וְהַמֵּבִ֖יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל

(Some words not found in UHB: also/yet yesterday also/yet before when,was Shāʼūl/(Saul) king over,us you(ms) were מוציא and,the_[one,who]_brought DOM Yisrael and=he/it_said YHWH to/for=yourself(m) you(ms) shepherd DOM people_of,my DOM Yisrael and=you(ms) you(ms)_will_be (into),ruler on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yisrael )

See how you translated the similar expression in [3:25](../03/25.md). Alternate translation: [the one leading Israel on military campaigns]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל

DOM DOM DOM (Some words not found in UHB: also/yet yesterday also/yet before when,was Shāʼūl/(Saul) king over,us you(ms) were מוציא and,the_[one,who]_brought DOM Yisrael and=he/it_said YHWH to/for=yourself(m) you(ms) shepherd DOM people_of,my DOM Yisrael and=you(ms) you(ms)_will_be (into),ruler on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yisrael )

Here the term Israel represents the Israelite soldiers whom David commanded. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [the Israelite soldiers]

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

אַתָּ֗ה הָיִ֛יתָ & אַתָּ֨ה תִרְעֶ֤ה & וְ⁠אַתָּ֛ה תִּהְיֶ֥ה

(Some words not found in UHB: also/yet yesterday also/yet before when,was Shāʼūl/(Saul) king over,us you(ms) were מוציא and,the_[one,who]_brought DOM Yisrael and=he/it_said YHWH to/for=yourself(m) you(ms) shepherd DOM people_of,my DOM Yisrael and=you(ms) you(ms)_will_be (into),ruler on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yisrael )

The Israelite leaders are stating the pronoun you separately, even though the verb translated as you were already includes this meaning. They are doing that to emphasize David’s personal role in leading the Israelite army. When Yahweh spoke to David as they describe, he was stating the pronoun you separately in both of these instances, even though the verbs translated as you will shepherd and you will become already included this meaning, to emphasize that he was making promises to David. If speakers of your language would use explicit pronouns for these same purposes, you may want to use that construction in your translation. If not, your language may have other ways of showing the meanings here. Alternate translation: [you personally were … I promise that you will shepherd … and I promise that you will become]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

וַ⁠יֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה לְ⁠ךָ֗ אַתָּ֨ה תִרְעֶ֤ה אֶת־עַמִּ⁠י֙ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְ⁠אַתָּ֛ה תִּהְיֶ֥ה לְ⁠נָגִ֖יד עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

(Some words not found in UHB: also/yet yesterday also/yet before when,was Shāʼūl/(Saul) king over,us you(ms) were מוציא and,the_[one,who]_brought DOM Yisrael and=he/it_said YHWH to/for=yourself(m) you(ms) shepherd DOM people_of,my DOM Yisrael and=you(ms) you(ms)_will_be (into),ruler on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yisrael )

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [And they reminded David that Yahweh had told him that he would shepherd the people of Israel and become their ruler]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

אַתָּ֨ה תִרְעֶ֤ה אֶת־עַמִּ⁠י֙ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְ⁠אַתָּ֛ה תִּהְיֶ֥ה לְ⁠נָגִ֖יד עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

(Some words not found in UHB: also/yet yesterday also/yet before when,was Shāʼūl/(Saul) king over,us you(ms) were מוציא and,the_[one,who]_brought DOM Yisrael and=he/it_said YHWH to/for=yourself(m) you(ms) shepherd DOM people_of,my DOM Yisrael and=you(ms) you(ms)_will_be (into),ruler on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yisrael )

These two phrases mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. Hebrew poetry was based on this kind of repetition, and it would be good to show this to your readers by including both phrases in your translation rather than combining them. It may be clearer in your language to connect the phrases with a word other than and in order to show that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: [You yourself will shepherd my people Israel, indeed, you yourself will become the ruler over Israel]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אַתָּ֨ה תִרְעֶ֤ה אֶת־עַמִּ⁠י֙ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל

(Some words not found in UHB: also/yet yesterday also/yet before when,was Shāʼūl/(Saul) king over,us you(ms) were מוציא and,the_[one,who]_brought DOM Yisrael and=he/it_said YHWH to/for=yourself(m) you(ms) shepherd DOM people_of,my DOM Yisrael and=you(ms) you(ms)_will_be (into),ruler on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yisrael )

Yahweh is speaking here as if David would actually shepherd the people of Israel as though they were sheep. This image compares the way a shepherd cares for and guides his sheep to the way a king should care for and lead his people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [You yourself will care for and guide my people Israel]