OET interlinear 1 KI 13:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠הִנֵּ֣ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=see/lo/see! (a)_man ʼElohīm he/it_came from,Judah by,the_word_of YHWH to/towards house_of -^ʼēl and,Jeroboam standing on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,altar to,make_smoke )

The author is using the term behold to focus his listeners’ attention on what he is about to say. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. See how you translated the similar expression in [1:14](../01/14.md).

Note 2 topic: writing-newevent

וְ⁠הִנֵּ֣ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=see/lo/see! (a)_man ʼElohīm he/it_came from,Judah by,the_word_of YHWH to/towards house_of -^ʼēl and,Jeroboam standing on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,altar to,make_smoke )

The author is using the phrase And behold to introduce a new event in the story. Use a word, phrase, or other method in your language that is natural for introducing a new event.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אִ֣ישׁ אֱלֹהִ֗ים

(a)_man ʼElohīm

See how you translated the similar expression in [12:22](../12/22.md). Alternate translation: [a prophet]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בִּ⁠דְבַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=see/lo/see! (a)_man ʼElohīm he/it_came from,Judah by,the_word_of YHWH to/towards house_of -^ʼēl and,Jeroboam standing on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,altar to,make_smoke )

Here, word represents a command that Yahweh gave by using words. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [at the command of Yahweh]