OET interlinear 1KI 1:39

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-background

וַ⁠יִּקַּח֩ צָד֨וֹק הַ⁠כֹּהֵ֜ן אֶת־קֶ֤רֶן הַ⁠שֶּׁ֨מֶן֙ מִן־הָ⁠אֹ֔הֶל וַ⁠יִּמְשַׁ֖ח

and=he/it_took Tsādōq/(Zadok) the=priest/officer DOM horn the,oil from/more_than the,tent and,anointed

Here the author indicates that Zadok had taken the horn of the oil from the tent before he went with Solomon to Gihon. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different form that gives background information. Alternate translation: “Before they went to Gihon, Zadok the priest had taken the horn of the oil from the tent. After they arrived in Gihon, he anointed”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אֶת־קֶ֤רֶן הַ⁠שֶּׁ֨מֶן֙ מִן־הָ⁠אֹ֔הֶל

DOM horn the,oil from/more_than the,tent

Here, the author is referring to a special horn full of olive oil that was kept in the special tent that was dedicated to God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “the special horn full of olive oil from the tent that was dedicated to God”

Note 3 topic: translate-symaction

וַ⁠יִּמְשַׁ֖ח אֶת־שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה

and,anointed DOM Shəlomoh

In this culture, when a person was anointed, they were being commissioned to do a specific task or fill a specific role, in this case that of king. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make the meaning of this action more explicit. Alternate translation: “and he anointed Solomon to commission him as king”

Note 4 topic: translate-symaction

וַֽ⁠יִּתְקְעוּ֙ בַּ⁠שּׁוֹפָ֔ר

and,blew in/on/at/with,trumpet

In this culture, people blew with the horn when they wanted to announce something important. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make the meaning of that action more explicit. Alternate translation: “And they announced him as king by blowing with the horn”

Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns

וַֽ⁠יִּתְקְעוּ֙

and,blew

The pronoun they refers to some people who were there. If this is not clear for your readers, you could refer to people there more directly. Alternate translation: “And people who were there blew”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

בַּ⁠שּׁוֹפָ֔ר

in/on/at/with,trumpet

The word horn represents horns in general, not one particular horn. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: “with horns”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

כָּל־הָ⁠עָ֔ם

all/each/any/every the,people

The author says all here as an overstatement for emphasis. He means that many people were there, and they were the ones who spoke the following words. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different way to express the emphasis. Alternate translation: “very many people” or “each person there”

Note 8 topic: writing-politeness

יְחִ֖י הַ⁠מֶּ֥לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹֽה

long_live the=king Shəlomoh

Here, the phrase Let the king Solomon live is a polite way to wish that Solomon will have a long and good life. This was a respectful way to honor and bless a person in authority. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable polite form or make the idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “We hope that the king Solomon will have a long life” or “We wish the king Solomon well”