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OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_said god to_him/it because that you_asked DOM the_thing the_this and_not you_asked for_yourself days many and_not you_asked for_yourself wealth and_not you_asked the_life enemies_your and_asked for_yourself to_understand to_discern judgement.
OET (OET-RV) and told him, “Because you requested that and didn’t request a long life or riches for yourself, or requested the lives of your enemies, but you requested discernment for yourself when listening and dispensing justice,
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
the life of your enemies
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said ʼElohīm to=him/it since which/who asked DOM the,thing the=this and=not asked for,yourself days long and=not ask for,yourself riches and=not ask_for creature enemies,your and,asked for,yourself discernment to,discern justice )
The “life” is a metonym for the power to kill. Alternate translation: “the power to kill your enemies”
3:4-15 God’s gift of wisdom to Solomon is narrated as a chiasm (a symmetrical arrangement in which sections A and B are mirrored by sections B’ and A’), drawing the focus in on Solomon’s transaction with the Lord: A: While he sacrificed at Gibeon . . . the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream (3:4-5). B: Solomon prayed for wisdom to govern his people equitably and efficiently (3:6-9). B’: The Lord favorably answered his request and granted additional blessings (3:10-14). A’: Solomon awoke from the dream and offered additional sacrifices to the Lord (3:15).
OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_said god to_him/it because that you_asked DOM the_thing the_this and_not you_asked for_yourself days many and_not you_asked for_yourself wealth and_not you_asked the_life enemies_your and_asked for_yourself to_understand to_discern judgement.
OET (OET-RV) and told him, “Because you requested that and didn’t request a long life or riches for yourself, or requested the lives of your enemies, but you requested discernment for yourself when listening and dispensing justice,
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.