OET interlinear 1 KI 3:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-background

רַ֣ק הָ⁠עָ֔ם מְזַבְּחִ֖ים בַּ⁠בָּמ֑וֹת

only the,people (Some words not found in UHB: only the,people sacrificing at,places that/for/because/then/when not built house for,the_name_of YHWH until the=days the=those )

The author is providing background information to help readers understand what happens next in the story. Readers might have been scandalized that Solomon was sacrificing at a high place, and the author wants them to appreciate that Solomon did this only because the temple had not yet been built. In your translation, introduce this information in a way that would be natural in your own language and culture.

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

רַ֣ק

only

If the connection between this statement and the previous one is not clear, you may want to use a different connecting word to show how this statement relates to what comes before it. Alternate translation: [In the meantime] or [Meanwhile]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

הָ⁠עָ֔ם מְזַבְּחִ֖ים בַּ⁠בָּמ֑וֹת כִּ֠י לֹא־נִבְנָ֥ה בַ֨יִת֙ לְ⁠שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֔ה עַ֖ד הַ⁠יָּמִ֥ים הָ⁠הֵֽם

the,people (Some words not found in UHB: only the,people sacrificing at,places that/for/because/then/when not built house for,the_name_of YHWH until the=days the=those )

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: [because a house had not been built for the name of Yahweh up to those days, the people were sacrificing at the high places]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

לֹא־נִבְנָ֥ה בַ֨יִת֙

not built house

The expression had not been built is a passive verbal form. If your language would not use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [no one had built a temple]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לְ⁠שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֔ה

(Some words not found in UHB: only the,people sacrificing at,places that/for/because/then/when not built house for,the_name_of YHWH until the=days the=those )

In this context, the term name could refer to: (1) people calling on Yahweh by name as their God and thus worshiping him. What Solomon says in [8:41–43](../08/41.md) in his prayer of dedication for the temple suggests that this could be the meaning. Alternate translation: [for the worship of Yahweh] or (2) the reputation of Yahweh. This would be similar to the meaning of [name] in [1:47](../01/47.md). Alternate translation: [for the reputation of Yahweh] or [to make Yahweh’s greatness known]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

הַ⁠יָּמִ֥ים הָ⁠הֵֽם

(Some words not found in UHB: only the,people sacrificing at,places that/for/because/then/when not built house for,the_name_of YHWH until the=days the=those )

The author is using the term those days to refer to a specific time, since time consists of days. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [that time]