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2 Sam C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C15 C16 C17 C18 C19 C20 C21 C22 C23 C24
2 Sam 6 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16 V17 V18 V19 V21 V22 V23
OET (OET-LV) And_ Dāvid _he_returned to_bless DOM household_of_his and_ Mīkāl _she_came_out the_daughter_of Shāʼūl to_ Dāvid _meet and_she/it_said how he_has_honoured_himself the_day the_king_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) who he_has_uncovered_himself the_day to_the_eyes_of the_maidservants_of his_servants_of_his as_uncovers_himself shamelessly_(uncover) one of_the_worthless_men.
OET (OET-RV) Then David returned to bless his own house, but his wife Mikal came out to meet him complaining, “What disgraceful behaviour for Yisrael’s king today—dancing when he was wearing so little and exposing himself to his female servants like some brainless person!”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
אֶת־בֵּית֑וֹ
DOM (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_returned Dāvid to,bless DOM household_of,his and,she_came_out Mīkāl daughter_of Shāʼūl/(Saul) to,meet Dāvid and=she/it_said what? honoured the=day king Yisrael which/who uncovering the=day to,the_eyes_of maids_of his_servants_of,his as,uncovers_himself uncovers one of,the_worthless_[men] )
The author is using the term house to mean the people who lived in the same house with a man. He means the people in that man’s household. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. See how you translated the similar expression in [2:3](../02/03.md). Alternate translation: [his household]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person
מַה־נִּכְבַּ֨ד הַיּ֜וֹם מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֲשֶׁ֨ר נִגְלָ֤ה הַיּוֹם֙ לְעֵינֵ֨י אַמְה֣וֹת עֲבָדָ֔יו כְּהִגָּל֥וֹת נִגְל֖וֹת אַחַ֥ד הָרֵקִֽים
what? (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_returned Dāvid to,bless DOM household_of,his and,she_came_out Mīkāl daughter_of Shāʼūl/(Saul) to,meet Dāvid and=she/it_said what? honoured the=day king Yisrael which/who uncovering the=day to,the_eyes_of maids_of his_servants_of,his as,uncovers_himself uncovers one of,the_worthless_[men] )
Even though Michal is addressing David directly, she is speaking of him in the third person mockingly as the king of Israel, as if she were showing respect. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this in a respectful form in the second person, even though that would still represent mockery on the part of Michal. Alternate translation: [How you, the king of Israel, honored yourself today by uncovering yourself today to the eyes of the female servants of your servants]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / irony
מַה־נִּכְבַּ֨ד הַיּ֜וֹם מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
what? (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_returned Dāvid to,bless DOM household_of,his and,she_came_out Mīkāl daughter_of Shāʼūl/(Saul) to,meet Dāvid and=she/it_said what? honoured the=day king Yisrael which/who uncovering the=day to,the_eyes_of maids_of his_servants_of,his as,uncovers_himself uncovers one of,the_worthless_[men] )
In this figure of speech, Michal actually means to communicate the opposite of the literal meaning of her words. If a speaker of your language would not do that, you could translate the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [How the king of Israel disgraced himself today]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
לְעֵינֵ֨י
to,the_eyes_of
Here, eyes represent seeing. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [in the sight of]
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / reduplication
כְּהִגָּל֥וֹת נִגְל֖וֹת אַחַ֥ד הָרֵקִֽים
(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_returned Dāvid to,bless DOM household_of,his and,she_came_out Mīkāl daughter_of Shāʼūl/(Saul) to,meet Dāvid and=she/it_said what? honoured the=day king Yisrael which/who uncovering the=day to,the_eyes_of maids_of his_servants_of,his as,uncovers_himself uncovers one of,the_worthless_[men] )
Michal is repeating forms of the verb “uncover” in order to intensify her expression of the idea that it conveys. If your language can repeat words for intensification, it would be appropriate to do that here in your translation. Alternate translation: [as one of the worthless shamelessly uncovers himself]
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj
אַחַ֥ד הָרֵקִֽים
one of,the_worthless_[men]
Michal is using the adjective worthless as a noun to mean a certain kind of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this adjective with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [a worthless person]
OET (OET-LV) And_ Dāvid _he_returned to_bless DOM household_of_his and_ Mīkāl _she_came_out the_daughter_of Shāʼūl to_ Dāvid _meet and_she/it_said how he_has_honoured_himself the_day the_king_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) who he_has_uncovered_himself the_day to_the_eyes_of the_maidservants_of his_servants_of_his as_uncovers_himself shamelessly_(uncover) one of_the_worthless_men.
OET (OET-RV) Then David returned to bless his own house, but his wife Mikal came out to meet him complaining, “What disgraceful behaviour for Yisrael’s king today—dancing when he was wearing so little and exposing himself to his female servants like some brainless person!”
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.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.