OET interlinear 2 CHR 19:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) heads of the ancestral houses

(Some words not found in UHB: and=also in,Jerusalem appointed Yəhōshāfāţ/(Jehoshaphat) from/more_than the,Levites and,the,priests and,some,of_the_heads_of of,the_fathers of,Israel for,the_judgment_of YHWH and,for,dispute[s] and,they_returned Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) )

Here “heads” is a metaphor for the most important part, and “houses” represents families. Alternate translation: [leaders of the ancient families] (See also: figs-metonymy)

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

(Occurrence 0) for carrying out judgment for Yahweh

(Some words not found in UHB: and=also in,Jerusalem appointed Yəhōshāfāţ/(Jehoshaphat) from/more_than the,Levites and,the,priests and,some,of_the_heads_of of,the_fathers of,Israel for,the_judgment_of YHWH and,for,dispute[s] and,they_returned Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word judgment, you can express the same idea with a verbal form such as “to judge.” Alternate translation: [for judging the people for Yahweh] or [for judging on Yahweh’s behalf]

(Occurrence 0) for the sake of disputes

(Some words not found in UHB: and=also in,Jerusalem appointed Yəhōshāfāţ/(Jehoshaphat) from/more_than the,Levites and,the,priests and,some,of_the_heads_of of,the_fathers of,Israel for,the_judgment_of YHWH and,for,dispute[s] and,they_returned Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) )

Alternate translation: [for settling disputes] or [for resolving arguments]