OET interlinear 1 KI 12:31

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

אֶת־בֵּ֣ית בָּמ֑וֹת

DOM (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_made DOM house_of high_places and=he/it_made priests from,the_ends_of of,the_people which/who not they_were from=(the)_sons Levi )

In this verse, the word house is singular in form, but it refers to as a group to all of the “houses” or shrines that Jeroboam eventually built on high places or hilltops throughout his kingdom. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use the plural form of “house,” or you could express the meaning in another way. Alternate translation: [houses of high places] or [shrines for worship on high places]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

מִ⁠קְצ֣וֹת הָ⁠עָ֔ם

from,the_ends_of of,the_people

The author is using the term extremities to mean everything between the outer limits of the Israelite population, that is, the entire population. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. If you have already translated the book of Judges, see how you translated the similar expression “from the borders” in [Judges 18:2](../jdg/18/02.md). Alternate translation: [men throughout the Israelite population]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מִ⁠בְּנֵ֥י לֵוִֽי

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_made DOM house_of high_places and=he/it_made priests from,the_ends_of of,the_people which/who not they_were from=(the)_sons Levi )

The author is speaking as if the descendants of Levi were actually his sons. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the descendants of Levi] or [the tribe of Levi]