OET interlinear 1 KI 10:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

אַשְׁרֵ֣י אֲנָשֶׁ֔י⁠ךָ אַשְׁרֵ֖י עֲבָדֶ֣י⁠ךָ אֵ֑לֶּה הָֽ⁠עֹמְדִ֤ים לְ⁠פָנֶ֨י⁠ךָ֙ תָּמִ֔יד הַ⁠שֹּׁמְעִ֖ים אֶת־חָכְמָתֶֽ⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: happy people_of,[are]_your happy your=servants these [who],stand to=your=face continually [who],hear DOM wisdom_of,your )

The Queen of Sheba is using phrases that express a strong feeling of admiration. There may be an equivalent word or phrase in your language that you can use in your translation to convey this feeling. If not, you could say what the Queen of Sheba was feeling, or you could say what made her so impressed. Alternate translation: [How happy your men must be! How happy these servants of yours must be who stand to your face continually and hear your wisdom] or [I admire the wisdom that must make your men and the servants who stand to your face happy when they hear it!]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

אֲנָשֶׁ֔י⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: happy people_of,[are]_your happy your=servants these [who],stand to=your=face continually [who],hear DOM wisdom_of,your )

Here the masculine term men has a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use language in your translation that is clearly inclusive of both men and women. Alternate translation: [your people]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

הָֽ⁠עֹמְדִ֤ים לְ⁠פָנֶ֨י⁠ךָ֙ תָּמִ֔יד הַ⁠שֹּׁמְעִ֖ים אֶת־חָכְמָתֶֽ⁠ךָ

[who],stand to=your=face (Some words not found in UHB: happy people_of,[are]_your happy your=servants these [who],stand to=your=face continually [who],hear DOM wisdom_of,your )

If it would be more natural in your language, you may want to put the information that these things happen continually before the information that Solomon’s servants are hearing his wisdom and standing to his face. Alternate translation: [who continually stand to your face and hear your wisdom]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לְ⁠פָנֶ֨י⁠ךָ֙

to=your=face

Here, to your face represents being in Solomon’s presence. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [in your presence]