OET interlinear 1 KI 22:27

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

וְ⁠אָמַרְתָּ֗ כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר הַ⁠מֶּ֔לֶךְ שִׂ֥ימוּ אֶת־זֶ֖ה בֵּ֣ית הַ⁠כֶּ֑לֶא וְ⁠הַאֲכִילֻ֨⁠הוּ לֶ֤חֶם לַ֨חַץ֙ וּ⁠מַ֣יִם לַ֔חַץ עַ֖ד בֹּאִ֥⁠י בְ⁠שָׁלֽוֹם

(Some words not found in UHB: and,you_will_say thus he/it_had_said the=king put DOM this house_of of_(the),imprisonment and,feed,him food/grain/bread reduced_rations and=water scanty until come,I in,peace )

There are three levels of quotation here. The author is quoting what Ahab told his officials (level 1), continuing from the previous verse. Ahab tells his officials what to say to Amon and Joash (level 2). That includes a direct quotation from Ahab himself (level 3). Use the appropriate punctuation in your language to mark these levels of quotation. Alternatively, you could translate this so that there are not second-level or third-level quotations (see the Quotes within Quotes note).

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

וְ⁠אָמַרְתָּ֗ כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר הַ⁠מֶּ֔לֶךְ שִׂ֥ימוּ אֶת־זֶ֖ה בֵּ֣ית הַ⁠כֶּ֑לֶא וְ⁠הַאֲכִילֻ֨⁠הוּ לֶ֤חֶם לַ֨חַץ֙ וּ⁠מַ֣יִם לַ֔חַץ עַ֖ד בֹּאִ֥⁠י בְ⁠שָׁלֽוֹם

(Some words not found in UHB: and,you_will_say thus he/it_had_said the=king put DOM this house_of of_(the),imprisonment and,feed,him food/grain/bread reduced_rations and=water scanty until come,I in,peace )

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [And you shall tell them that I say that they are to put this one in the house of imprisonment and feed him bread of affliction and water of affliction until my coming in peace]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

שִׂ֥ימוּ & וְ⁠הַאֲכִילֻ֨⁠הוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,you_will_say thus he/it_had_said the=king put DOM this house_of of_(the),imprisonment and,feed,him food/grain/bread reduced_rations and=water scanty until come,I in,peace )

The implied “you” in the imperatives Put and feed is plural because the messengers would be addressing Amon and Joash, so use the plural form in your translation if your language marks that distinction.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בֵּ֣ית הַ⁠כֶּ֑לֶא

(Some words not found in UHB: and,you_will_say thus he/it_had_said the=king put DOM this house_of of_(the),imprisonment and,feed,him food/grain/bread reduced_rations and=water scanty until come,I in,peace )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of imprisonment, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the prison building]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

לֶ֤חֶם לַ֨חַץ֙ וּ⁠מַ֣יִם לַ֔חַץ

food/grain/bread reduced_rations and=water scanty

The king is using bread of affliction and water of affliction as a common expression of his culture to mean the scanty food and drink that people would have during a time of affliction, such as during a siege. 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: [scanty food and drink]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בְ⁠שָׁלֽוֹם

(Some words not found in UHB: and,you_will_say thus he/it_had_said the=king put DOM this house_of of_(the),imprisonment and,feed,him food/grain/bread reduced_rations and=water scanty until come,I in,peace )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of peace, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [peacefully]