OET interlinear 1 KI 5:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

אַתָּ֨ה יָדַ֜עְתָּ

(Some words not found in UHB: you(ms) know DOM Dāvid father_of,my that/for/because/then/when not could to,build house for,the_name_of YHWH his/its=god from=face/in_front_of the,war which/who they,had_surrounded_him until to_give YHWH DOM=them below/instead_of soles_of my_feet_of,my )

See how you translated the similar expression in [2:5](../02/05.md). Alternate translation: [You know quite well]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

אֶת־דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֗⁠י כִּ֣י לֹ֤א יָכֹל֙

DOM (Some words not found in UHB: you(ms) know DOM Dāvid father_of,my that/for/because/then/when not could to,build house for,the_name_of YHWH his/its=god from=face/in_front_of the,war which/who they,had_surrounded_him until to_give YHWH DOM=them below/instead_of soles_of my_feet_of,my )

It might seem that this expression contains extra information that would not be natural to express in your language. If so, you could shorten it. Alternate translation: [that David my father was not able]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בַּ֗יִת

(Some words not found in UHB: you(ms) know DOM Dāvid father_of,my that/for/because/then/when not could to,build house for,the_name_of YHWH his/its=god from=face/in_front_of the,war which/who they,had_surrounded_him until to_give YHWH DOM=them below/instead_of soles_of my_feet_of,my )

See how you translated the similar expression in [3:1](../03/01.md). Alternate translation: [a temple]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לְ⁠שֵׁם֙ יְהוָ֣ה

(Some words not found in UHB: you(ms) know DOM Dāvid father_of,my that/for/because/then/when not could to,build house for,the_name_of YHWH his/its=god from=face/in_front_of the,war which/who they,had_surrounded_him until to_give YHWH DOM=them below/instead_of soles_of my_feet_of,my )

See how you translated the similar expression in [3:2](../03/02.md). Alternate translation: [for the worship of Yahweh] or [for the reputation of Yahweh]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

מִ⁠פְּנֵ֥י

(Some words not found in UHB: you(ms) know DOM Dāvid father_of,my that/for/because/then/when not could to,build house for,the_name_of YHWH his/its=god from=face/in_front_of the,war which/who they,had_surrounded_him until to_give YHWH DOM=them below/instead_of soles_of my_feet_of,my )

Here, from the face of is a common expression of the culture that means “because of” or “on account of.” 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: [on account of]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

הַ⁠מִּלְחָמָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר סְבָבֻ֑⁠הוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: you(ms) know DOM Dāvid father_of,my that/for/because/then/when not could to,build house for,the_name_of YHWH his/its=god from=face/in_front_of the,war which/who they,had_surrounded_him until to_give YHWH DOM=them below/instead_of soles_of my_feet_of,my )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of warfare, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the wars they fought against him on all sides]

Note 7 topic: writing-pronouns

סְבָבֻ֑⁠הוּ

they,had_surrounded_him

The pronoun they refers to David’s enemies. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [his enemies surrounded him]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

עַ֤ד תֵּת־יְהוָה֙ אֹתָ֔⁠ם תַּ֖חַת כַּפּ֥וֹת רגל⁠ו

until (Some words not found in UHB: you(ms) know DOM Dāvid father_of,my that/for/because/then/when not could to,build house for,the_name_of YHWH his/its=god from=face/in_front_of the,war which/who they,had_surrounded_him until to_give YHWH DOM=them below/instead_of soles_of my_feet_of,my )

Solomon is speaking as if David had performed a symbolic action against his enemies. In this culture, victorious soldiers would make defeated enemies lie face down on the ground, and they would then step on their necks to demonstrate their complete triumph (as in [Joshua 10:24](../../jos/10/24.md), for example). If it would be helpful to your readers, you could express the meaning plainly in your translation. Alternate translation: [until Yahweh enabled him to defeat them all completely]

Note 9 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

רגל⁠ו

my_feet_of,my

In this verse, the word foot is singular in form, but it refers to both of David’s feet. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use the plural form of “foot.” Alternate translation: [his feet]