OET interlinear 1 KI 21:29

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

הֲֽ⁠רָאִ֔יתָ כִּֽי־נִכְנַ֥ע אַחְאָ֖ב מִ⁠לְּ⁠פָנָ֑⁠י

have,you_seen? (Some words not found in UHB: have,you_seen? that/for/because/then/when humbled ʼAḩʼāⱱ from,before,face_of,me because that/for/because/then/when humbled from,before_of,me not אבי (the),evil in,days_of,his in,the_days_of his_son_of,his אָבִיא (the),evil on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in house_of,his )

Here Yahweh is using the question form to draw Elijah’s attention to what has happened. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [You must have seen that Ahab has humbled himself from to my face.]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

מִ⁠לְּ⁠פָנָ֑⁠י & מִ⁠פָּנַ֗⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: have,you_seen? that/for/because/then/when humbled ʼAḩʼāⱱ from,before,face_of,me because that/for/because/then/when humbled from,before_of,me not אבי (the),evil in,days_of,his in,the_days_of his_son_of,his אָבִיא (the),evil on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in house_of,his )

Yahweh is using from my face as a common expression of the culture to mean “in my presence.” 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: [in my presence … in my presence]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠יָמָ֔י⁠ו בִּ⁠ימֵ֣י בְנ֔⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: have,you_seen? that/for/because/then/when humbled ʼAḩʼāⱱ from,before,face_of,me because that/for/because/then/when humbled from,before_of,me not אבי (the),evil in,days_of,his in,the_days_of his_son_of,his אָבִיא (the),evil on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in house_of,his )

In each instance here, days represents a period of time, specifically the lifetime of a person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [during his lifetime. During the lifetime of his son]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בֵּיתֽ⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: have,you_seen? that/for/because/then/when humbled ʼAḩʼāⱱ from,before,face_of,me because that/for/because/then/when humbled from,before_of,me not אבי (the),evil in,days_of,his in,the_days_of his_son_of,his אָבִיא (the),evil on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in house_of,his )

Here, house represents the family of Ahab. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [his family]