OET interlinear 1 KI 18:26

uW Translation Notes:

They took the bull

(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_took DOM the_young,bull which/who he/it_gave to/for=them and,they_prepared_[it] and,they_called on,the_name_of of_(the),Baal from,the,morning and=unto the,noontide(s) to=say O,Baal answer,us and,there_[was]_not sound/voice and,there_[was]_not answered and,they_limped_around on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,altar which/who he/it_had_made )

Alternate translation: “The prophets of Baal took the bull”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

the bull that was given to them

(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_took DOM the_young,bull which/who he/it_gave to/for=them and,they_prepared_[it] and,they_called on,the_name_of of_(the),Baal from,the,morning and=unto the,noontide(s) to=say O,Baal answer,us and,there_[was]_not sound/voice and,there_[was]_not answered and,they_limped_around on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,altar which/who he/it_had_made )

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “the bull that someone gave them”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

But there was no voice, nor anyone who answered

(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_took DOM the_young,bull which/who he/it_gave to/for=them and,they_prepared_[it] and,they_called on,the_name_of of_(the),Baal from,the,morning and=unto the,noontide(s) to=say O,Baal answer,us and,there_[was]_not sound/voice and,there_[was]_not answered and,they_limped_around on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,altar which/who he/it_had_made )

These two phrases share similar meanings and emphasize that there was no one to respond to the prayers of the false prophets. The word “voice” represents someone speaking. Alternate translation: “But Baal did not say or do anything” (See also: figs-synecdoche)