OET interlinear 1 KI 16:15

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-participants

בִּ⁠שְׁנַת֩ עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וָ⁠שֶׁ֜בַע שָׁנָ֗ה לְ⁠אָסָא֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה מָלַ֥ךְ זִמְרִ֛י שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים בְּ⁠תִרְצָ֑ה

(Some words not found in UHB: in=year twenty and,seven year of,Asa king Yehuda reigned Zimrī seven_of days in,Tirzah and,the,people encamped on/upon Gibtōn which/who [belonged]_to,Philistines )

In this verse, the author is reintroducing Zimri as a participant in the story, now as the new king of Israel. See how you translated the similar phrases in [15:1–2](../15/01.md) and other comparable contexts in the book.

Note 2 topic: translate-ordinal

בִּ⁠שְׁנַת֩ עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וָ⁠שֶׁ֜בַע שָׁנָ֗ה לְ⁠אָסָא֙

(Some words not found in UHB: in=year twenty and,seven year of,Asa king Yehuda reigned Zimrī seven_of days in,Tirzah and,the,people encamped on/upon Gibtōn which/who [belonged]_to,Philistines )

If your language would not represent a number in a form such as the year of 27, you could represent this number in a form that your language would use. Alternate translation: [in the twenty-seventh year of Asa]

Note 3 topic: writing-background

וְ⁠הָ⁠עָ֣ם חֹנִ֔ים עַֽל־גִּבְּת֖וֹן אֲשֶׁ֥ר לַ⁠פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים

and,the,people encamped on/upon (Some words not found in UHB: in=year twenty and,seven year of,Asa king Yehuda reigned Zimrī seven_of days in,Tirzah and,the,people encamped on/upon Gibtōn which/who [belonged]_to,Philistines )

The author is providing background information to help readers understand what happens next in the story. In your translation, introduce this information in a way that would be natural in your own language and culture.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠הָ⁠עָ֣ם חֹנִ֔ים

and,the,people encamped

The author assumes that readers will know that by the people, he means the Israelite army. You could say that explicitly if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [Now the Israelite army was encamped]