OET interlinear 1 KI 12:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הַ⁠זְּקֵנִים֙

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_consulted the=king Rəḩaⱱˊām DOM the,elders which/who they_were served DOM face/surface_of Shəlomoh/(Solomon) his/its=father when,was,he he/it_lived to=say how you(pl) advise to,bring_back DOM the,people the=this answer )

Here, as in verses 8 and 13, the term elders describes older men, as opposed to the “young men” whom the author describes in verses 8 and 10. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [the older men]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אֶת־פְּנֵי֙ שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה

DOM DOM DOM (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_consulted the=king Rəḩaⱱˊām DOM the,elders which/who they_were served DOM face/surface_of Shəlomoh/(Solomon) his/its=father when,was,he he/it_lived to=say how you(pl) advise to,bring_back DOM the,people the=this answer )

Here, to the face of represents being in the presence of Solomon in order to be ready to serve him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [in the presence of Solomon] or [as attendants to Solomon]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אֵ֚יךְ אַתֶּ֣ם נֽוֹעָצִ֔ים לְ⁠הָשִׁ֥יב אֶת־הָֽ⁠עָם־הַ⁠זֶּ֖ה דָּבָֽר

how (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_consulted the=king Rəḩaⱱˊām DOM the,elders which/who they_were served DOM face/surface_of Shəlomoh/(Solomon) his/its=father when,was,he he/it_lived to=say how you(pl) advise to,bring_back DOM the,people the=this answer )

Here, word represents what Rehoboam would say by using words. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [What would you advise me to say to answer these people]