OET interlinear 1 KI 19:10

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

קַנֹּ֨א קִנֵּ֜אתִי לַ⁠יהוָ֣ה ׀ אֱלֹהֵ֣י צְבָא֗וֹת כִּֽי־עָזְב֤וּ בְרִֽיתְ⁠ךָ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶת־מִזְבְּחֹתֶ֣י⁠ךָ הָרָ֔סוּ וְ⁠אֶת־נְבִיאֶ֖י⁠ךָ הָרְג֣וּ בֶ⁠חָ֑רֶב

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to_be_zealous I_was_zealous to/for=YHWH god_of armies/messengers that/for/because/then/when abandoned covenant_of,your sons_of Yisrael DOM altars_of,your torn_down and=DOM prophets_of,your killed with,sword and,I_am_left I I,,alone and,they_have_sought DOM life_of,my to,take,it_away )

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: [Because the sons of Israel have forsaken your covenant, torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword, being jealous, I have been jealous for Yahweh, the God of Armies]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / reduplication

קַנֹּ֨א קִנֵּ֜אתִי

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to_be_zealous I_was_zealous to/for=YHWH god_of armies/messengers that/for/because/then/when abandoned covenant_of,your sons_of Yisrael DOM altars_of,your torn_down and=DOM prophets_of,your killed with,sword and,I_am_left I I,,alone and,they_have_sought DOM life_of,my to,take,it_away )

Elijah is repeating forms of a verb that means “to be jealous” in order to intensify his expression of the idea that it conveys. If your language can repeat words for intensification, it would be appropriate to do that here in your translation. If not, your language may have another way of expressing the intensification. Alternate translation: [I have been very jealous]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

לַ⁠יהוָ֣ה

to/for=YHWH

Even though Elijah is speaking to Yahweh directly, he is speaking of him in the third person to show respect. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this with a respectful form in the second person. Alternate translation: [you, Yahweh]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to_be_zealous I_was_zealous to/for=YHWH god_of armies/messengers that/for/because/then/when abandoned covenant_of,your sons_of Yisrael DOM altars_of,your torn_down and=DOM prophets_of,your killed with,sword and,I_am_left I I,,alone and,they_have_sought DOM life_of,my to,take,it_away )

See how you translated the similar expression in [6:1](../06/01.md). Alternate translation: [the Israelites]

Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns

וָֽ⁠אִוָּתֵ֤ר אֲנִי֙ לְ⁠בַדִּ֔⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to_be_zealous I_was_zealous to/for=YHWH god_of armies/messengers that/for/because/then/when abandoned covenant_of,your sons_of Yisrael DOM altars_of,your torn_down and=DOM prophets_of,your killed with,sword and,I_am_left I I,,alone and,they_have_sought DOM life_of,my to,take,it_away )

Elijah is stating the pronoun I separately, even though the verb translated as I am left already includes this meaning. He is doing that to emphasize that he feeling isolated. If a speaker of your language would use an explicit pronoun for the same purpose, you may want to use that construction in your translation. If not, your language may have other ways of showing the meaning here. Alternate translation: [And I am the only one who is left]