OET interlinear 1 KI 18:32

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_built DOM the,stones altar in/on=name_of YHWH and=he/it_made trench like,a_receptacle_of seahs seed/offspring around (to),altar )

See how you translated the similar expression in 3:2. Alternate translation: [for the worship of Yahweh]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

כְּ⁠בֵית֙ סָאתַ֣יִם זֶ֔רַע

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_built DOM the,stones altar in/on=name_of YHWH and=he/it_made trench like,a_receptacle_of seahs seed/offspring around (to),altar )

The author is using like the house of two seahs of seed as a common expression of his culture to mean that this trench was big enough to hold two seahs of seed. If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [big enough to hold two seahs of seed]

Note 3 topic: translate-bvolume

סָאתַ֣יִם זֶ֔רַע

seahs seed/offspring

Each of these seahs was equivalent to nearly eight liters or about a quarter of a bushel. In your translation, you could use the ancient measurement and spell the word “seah” the way it sounds in your language. You could also use the metric measurement given in the UST or use the measurement that your language and culture customarily use. Alternatively, you could use the ancient measurement and put a modern measurement in parentheses in the text or in a footnote.