OET interlinear 1 KI 13:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-quotations

וַ⁠יַּ֨עַן הַ⁠מֶּ֜לֶךְ וַ⁠יֹּ֣אמֶר ׀ אֶל־אִ֣ישׁ הָ⁠אֱלֹהִ֗ים

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_answered the=king and=he/it_said to/towards (a)_man the=ʼElohīm entreat now DOM face/surface_of YHWH God_of,your and,pray for,me so,that_it_may_come_back hand_of,my to,me and,he_entreated (a)_man the=ʼElohīm DOM face/surface_of YHWH and,it_came_back hand_of the=king to=him/it and=it_became as,at,[time] )

The king was not answering something that the man of God had said to him. He was responding to the situation. It may be helpful to clarify that for your readers. If you have already translated the book of 1 Samuel, see how you translated the similar expression in 1 Samuel 14:28. Alternate translation: [And the king responded to the man of God]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

חַל־נָ֞א אֶת־פְּנֵ֨י יְהוָ֤ה & אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה

entreat now DOM (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_answered the=king and=he/it_said to/towards (a)_man the=ʼElohīm entreat now DOM face/surface_of YHWH God_of,your and,pray for,me so,that_it_may_come_back hand_of,my to,me and,he_entreated (a)_man the=ʼElohīm DOM face/surface_of YHWH and,it_came_back hand_of the=king to=him/it and=it_became as,at,[time] )

Jeroboam is using one part of Yahweh, his face, to represent all of him in the act of being entreated. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. If you have already translated the book of 1 Samuel, see how you translated the similar expression in 1 Samuel 13:12. Alternate translation: [Please entreat Yahweh … Yahweh]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

וְ⁠תָשֹׁ֥ב יָדִ֖⁠י אֵלָ֑⁠י & וַ⁠תָּ֤שָׁב יַד־הַ⁠מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֵלָ֔י⁠ו

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_answered the=king and=he/it_said to/towards (a)_man the=ʼElohīm entreat now DOM face/surface_of YHWH God_of,your and,pray for,me so,that_it_may_come_back hand_of,my to,me and,he_entreated (a)_man the=ʼElohīm DOM face/surface_of YHWH and,it_came_back hand_of the=king to=him/it and=it_became as,at,[time] )

Jeroboam and the author are speaking of his hand as if it were a living thing that could return to him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [that I may be able to pull my hand back … and the king was able to pull his hand back] or [that I may be able to lower my arm … and the king was able to lower his arm]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / events

וַ⁠תָּ֤שָׁב יַד־הַ⁠מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֵלָ֔י⁠ו וַ⁠תְּהִ֖י כְּ⁠בָ⁠רִֽאשֹׁנָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_answered the=king and=he/it_said to/towards (a)_man the=ʼElohīm entreat now DOM face/surface_of YHWH God_of,your and,pray for,me so,that_it_may_come_back hand_of,my to,me and,he_entreated (a)_man the=ʼElohīm DOM face/surface_of YHWH and,it_came_back hand_of the=king to=him/it and=it_became as,at,[time] )

The author is describing one event, the king’s hand being restored, before describing another event that preceded it, the king pulling his hand back. If it would be helpful in your language, you may wish to relate these events in the order in which they happened. Alternate translation: [and the hand of the king became like at the first, and he was able to pull it back]