OET interlinear 1 KI 3:11

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

יָמִ֣ים רַבִּ֗ים

days (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 your(pl)_enemies_of,your and,you_asked for,yourself discernment to,hear justice )

Here, many days represents a long time or a long life. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [a long life]

Note 2 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

נֶ֣פֶשׁ אֹיְבֶ֑י⁠ךָ

creature your(pl)_enemies_of,your

In this verse, the word life is singular in form, but it refers to all enemies as a group. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use the plural form of “life.” Alternate translation: [the lives of your enemies]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

נֶ֣פֶשׁ אֹיְבֶ֑י⁠ךָ

creature your(pl)_enemies_of,your

God is using the term life to represent the end of life, that is, the death of these enemies. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [the death of your enemies]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לִ⁠שְׁמֹ֥עַ מִשְׁפָּֽט

(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 your(pl)_enemies_of,your and,you_asked for,yourself discernment to,hear justice )

By to hear justice, God means “to understand legal cases and make right decisions when judging them.” You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [to understand justice] or [to know how to administer justice]