OET interlinear EST 1:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-unknown

ח֣וּר ׀ כַּרְפַּ֣ס וּ⁠תְכֵ֗לֶת

white linen and,blue

These linens were curtains that were hung in the courtyard. Cotton refers to the white color of some of them. So this means white and blue curtains.

ח֣וּר ׀ כַּרְפַּ֣ס וּ⁠תְכֵ֗לֶת

white linen and,blue

You can specify at the beginning of this verse that the location being described is the same as in the previous verse: “In the courtyard, white and blue curtains.”

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

בְּ⁠חַבְלֵי־ב֣וּץ וְ⁠אַרְגָּמָ֔ן

in/on/at/with,cords fine_~_linen and,purple

Byssus means “white linen” and it is used to describe the white color of some of these cords. So this means white and purple cords.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

מִטּ֣וֹת ׀ זָהָ֣ב וָ⁠כֶ֗סֶף

couches gold and,silver

You can specify that these couches were there for the guests to recline on while they ate.

Note 4 topic: translate-unknown

רִֽצְפַ֥ת

mosaic_pavement

This word probably refers to a mosaic floor made of inlaid pieces of colorful precious stones.

Note 5 topic: translate-unknown

בַּהַט

porphyry

This is a kind of red and purple stone that contains pieces of crystal. You could call it “feldspar” or something descriptive like “red marble.”

Note 6 topic: translate-unknown

וָ⁠שֵׁ֖שׁ

and,marble

This is a white precious stone. You could identify it as “alabaster.” Alternatively, while it is not exactly the same thing as marble, your readers would get the right idea if you called it “white marble.”

Note 7 topic: translate-unknown

וְ⁠סֹחָֽרֶת

and,precious_stones

This word probably refers to a black marble that was used to create borders around mosaics. You could call this “black marble,” or you could just say that the floor contained “another precious stone.”