OET interlinear 2 SAM 9:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-participants

וּ⁠לְ⁠בֵ֨ית שָׁא֥וּל עֶ֨בֶד֙ וּ⁠שְׁמ֣⁠וֹ צִיבָ֔א

and,[belonged,to]_the_house_of (Some words not found in UHB: and,[belonged,to]_the_house_of Shāʼūl/(Saul)'s servant and=his/its=name Tsīⱱāʼ/(Ziba) and,people_summoned to=him/it to/towards Dāvid and=he/it_said the=king to=him/it [are],you? Tsīⱱāʼ/(Ziba) and=he/it_said servant_of,your )

Here the author is introducing Ziba as a new participant in the story. Your language may have its own way of introducing new participants that you can use in your translation. Alternate translation: [Now there was a certain servant named Ziba in Saul’s household]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

עַבְדֶּֽ⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,[belonged,to]_the_house_of Shāʼūl/(Saul)'s servant and=his/its=name Tsīⱱāʼ/(Ziba) and,people_summoned to=him/it to/towards Dāvid and=he/it_said the=king to=him/it [are],you? Tsīⱱāʼ/(Ziba) and=he/it_said servant_of,your )

Ziba is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [Yes, your servant is Ziba]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

עַבְדֶּֽ⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,[belonged,to]_the_house_of Shāʼūl/(Saul)'s servant and=his/its=name Tsīⱱāʼ/(Ziba) and,people_summoned to=him/it to/towards Dāvid and=he/it_said the=king to=him/it [are],you? Tsīⱱāʼ/(Ziba) and=he/it_said servant_of,your )

Ziba is speaking of himself in the third person as Your servant to show humility. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this in a humble form in the first person. Alternate translation: [Yes, I am Ziba]

Note 4 topic: writing-politeness

עַבְדֶּֽ⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,[belonged,to]_the_house_of Shāʼūl/(Saul)'s servant and=his/its=name Tsīⱱāʼ/(Ziba) and,people_summoned to=him/it to/towards Dāvid and=he/it_said the=king to=him/it [are],you? Tsīⱱāʼ/(Ziba) and=he/it_said servant_of,your )

Ziba is responding to David with the courteous expression that a person in this culture would use to tell a superior that he had heard a summons and was ready and willing to obey. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. Alternate translation: [Yes, I am Ziba, and I am ready to obey you]