OET interlinear 1 KI 10:22

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

כִּי֩

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when ships_of Tarshiysh to/for=the_king on,sea with fleet_of Ḩīrām one(fs) to,three years come ships_of Tarshiysh bringing_of gold and,silver ivory and,monkeys and,peacocks )

Here the word For introduces a further explanation. Alternate translation: [There was so much gold and silver because]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אֳנִ֨י תַרְשִׁ֤ישׁ

ships_of (Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when ships_of Tarshiysh to/for=the_king on,sea with fleet_of Ḩīrām one(fs) to,three years come ships_of Tarshiysh bringing_of gold and,silver ivory and,monkeys and,peacocks )

The author seems to be using the name Tarshish, most likely a place in southern Spain, at the west end of the Mediterranean Sea, to indicate that this was a fleet of long-range, ocean-going ships that stopped at ports all around the Mediterranean Sea. The three-year length of each voyage supports this understanding. (Furthermore, the author’s statement in [22:48](../22/48.md) that “Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir” supports the idea that this phrase describes the size and range of such ships rather than their destination. Several different locations have been suggested for Ophir, but all would have been reached through the Arabian Sea, and thus by ships sailing in a different direction from Tarshish.) If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language here. Alternate translation: [a fleet of long-range ships]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בַּ⁠יָּ֔ם

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when ships_of Tarshiysh to/for=the_king on,sea with fleet_of Ḩīrām one(fs) to,three years come ships_of Tarshiysh bringing_of gold and,silver ivory and,monkeys and,peacocks )

By on the sea, the author means on the Mediterranean Sea. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. If so, you may wish to use the name that the ancient Hebrews used for that sea. Alternate translation: [on the Mediterranean Sea] or [on the Great Sea]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אַחַת֩ לְ⁠שָׁלֹ֨שׁ שָׁנִ֜ים

one(fs) (Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when ships_of Tarshiysh to/for=the_king on,sea with fleet_of Ḩīrām one(fs) to,three years come ships_of Tarshiysh bringing_of gold and,silver ivory and,monkeys and,peacocks )

The author is using One in three years as a common expression of his culture to mean “once every three years.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Once every three years]

Note 5 topic: translate-unknown

שֶׁנְהַבִּ֥ים

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when ships_of Tarshiysh to/for=the_king on,sea with fleet_of Ḩīrām one(fs) to,three years come ships_of Tarshiysh bringing_of gold and,silver ivory and,monkeys and,peacocks )

An elephant is a very large land mammal. The term tusks describes the two long, protruding teeth that elephants have. These consist of ivory, a beautiful and valuable substance. If your readers would not be familiar with what elephant tusks are, you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: [ivory]

Note 6 topic: translate-unknown

וְ⁠קֹפִ֖ים

and,monkeys

The term apes describes a kind of primate, an animal that is like a monkey but larger. If your readers would not be familiar with what an ape is, you could use the name of a similar animal that your readers would recognize, or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: [and large monkeys]

Note 7 topic: translate-unknown

וְ⁠קֹפִ֖ים

and,monkeys

The term peacocks describes a kind of bird with large, colorful tail feathers. If your readers would not be familiar with what a peacock is, you could use the name of a similar bird that your readers would recognize, or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: [colorful birds] or [exotic birds]