OET interlinear SNG 5:7

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-unknown

מְצָאֻ֧⁠נִי הַ⁠שֹּׁמְרִ֛ים הַ⁠סֹּבְבִ֥ים בָּ⁠עִ֖יר

found,me the,watchmen the,making_~_rounds in/on/at/with,city

See how you translated the sentence The guards going about in the city found me in [3:3](../03/03.md).

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

הִכּ֣וּ⁠נִי פְצָע֑וּ⁠נִי נָשְׂא֤וּ אֶת־רְדִידִ⁠י֙ מֵֽ⁠עָלַ֔⁠י שֹׁמְרֵ֖י הַ⁠חֹמֽוֹת

beat,me wounded,me took_away DOM cloak_of,my from,on,me sentinels_of the,walls

If it would be more natural in your language, you could change the order of these phrases. Alternate translation: [The guards of the walls beat me and wounded me; they lifted my shawl from me]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הִכּ֣וּ⁠נִי פְצָע֑וּ⁠נִי

beat,me wounded,me

The reason that the city watchmen beat and wounded the woman is because they thought she was a prostitute. You could include this information if it would be helpful to your readers.

Note 4 topic: translate-unknown

אֶת־רְדִידִ⁠י֙

DOM cloak_of,my

The word translated as shawl could refer to: (1) a light article of clothing like a robe or cloak that was worn as an outer garment and wrapped around the body. Alternate translation: [my cloak] (2) a large veil. Alternate translation: [my veil]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

שֹׁמְרֵ֖י הַ⁠חֹמֽוֹת

sentinels_of the,walls

The men called the guards of the walls are the same men as “The guards going about in the city” mentioned earlier in the verse. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could include this information. Alternate translation: [those guards who were going about in the city guarding the walls]