OET interlinear 1 KI 16:31

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / aside

וַ⁠יְהִי֙ הֲ⁠נָקֵ֣ל לֶכְתּ֔⁠וֹ בְּ⁠חַטֹּ֖אות יָרָבְעָ֣ם בֶּן־נְבָ֑ט וַ⁠יִּקַּ֨ח אִשָּׁ֜ה אֶת־אִיזֶ֗בֶל

and=he/it_was was,it_trifling? he,to_walk (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was was,it_trifling? he,to_walk in,the_sins_of Yārāⱱəˊām/(Jeroboam) son_of Neⱱaţ and=he/it_took woman/wife DOM ʼĪzeⱱel/(Jezebel) daughter_of ʼEtbaˊal king Tsīdonī/(Sidonians) and=he/it_went and,he_served DOM (the),Baal and,he_bowed_down to=him/it )

The author has been relating the history of the kings of Israel in a steady narrative, but in this verse he pauses to speak directly to his audience about this particular king, Ahab. The author does this to indicate in a strong way his thoughts and feelings about Ahab and how he acted. If a storyteller in your culture would not pause in the middle of a story to address the audience directly and express an opinion about one of the characters, you can translate this in a way that would be natural in your language and culture. Alternate translation: [And as if walking in the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, was not bad enough, he took a wife, Jezebel]

Note 2 topic: writing-participants

אֶת־אִיזֶ֗בֶל בַּת־אֶתְבַּ֨עַל֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ צִידֹנִ֔ים

DOM ʼĪzeⱱel/(Jezebel) DOM (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was was,it_trifling? he,to_walk in,the_sins_of Yārāⱱəˊām/(Jeroboam) son_of Neⱱaţ and=he/it_took woman/wife DOM ʼĪzeⱱel/(Jezebel) daughter_of ʼEtbaˊal king Tsīdonī/(Sidonians) and=he/it_went and,he_served DOM (the),Baal and,he_bowed_down to=him/it )

The author is introducing Jezebel as a new participant in the story. Your language may have its own way of introducing new participants that you can use in your translation.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ⁠יֵּ֨לֶךְ֙ וַֽ⁠יַּעֲבֹ֣ד אֶת־הַ⁠בַּ֔עַל

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was was,it_trifling? he,to_walk in,the_sins_of Yārāⱱəˊām/(Jeroboam) son_of Neⱱaţ and=he/it_took woman/wife DOM ʼĪzeⱱel/(Jezebel) daughter_of ʼEtbaˊal king Tsīdonī/(Sidonians) and=he/it_went and,he_served DOM (the),Baal and,he_bowed_down to=him/it )

See how you translated the similar expression “and you go and serve other gods” in 9:6. Alternate translation: [And he took action to worship Baal]

Note 4 topic: translate-symaction

וַ⁠יִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ לֽ⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was was,it_trifling? he,to_walk in,the_sins_of Yārāⱱəˊām/(Jeroboam) son_of Neⱱaţ and=he/it_took woman/wife DOM ʼĪzeⱱel/(Jezebel) daughter_of ʼEtbaˊal king Tsīdonī/(Sidonians) and=he/it_went and,he_served DOM (the),Baal and,he_bowed_down to=him/it )

See how you translated the similar expression in 9:6. Alternate translation: [and he committed himself to Baal by bowing down to him]