OET interlinear 1 KI 6:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

וַ⁠יְהִ֣י

and=he/it_was

See how you translated the phrase “And it happened” in [2:39](../02/39.md), where it similarly introduces a new event.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בִ⁠שְׁמוֹנִ֣ים שָׁנָ֣ה וְ⁠אַרְבַּ֣ע מֵא֣וֹת שָׁנָ֡ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was in,eighty year and=four hundreds year of,the_coming_out sons_of Yisrael from,the_land_of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) in,year (the),fourth in,the_month_of Ziv he/it [was]_the,month the=second of,the_reigning Shəlomoh/(Solomon)'s on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yisrael and=he/it_built the,house to/for=YHWH )

The author is describing the time between one year and another in the way that is characteristic of his culture. In your translation, express this the way a speaker of your language naturally would. Alternate translation: [in the 480th year]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was in,eighty year and=four hundreds year of,the_coming_out sons_of Yisrael from,the_land_of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) in,year (the),fourth in,the_month_of Ziv he/it [was]_the,month the=second of,the_reigning Shəlomoh/(Solomon)'s on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yisrael and=he/it_built the,house to/for=YHWH )

See the discussion of this phrase in the introduction to 1 Kings. Alternate translation: [the Israelite people]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

בַּ⁠שָּׁנָ֨ה הָ⁠רְבִיעִ֜ית בְּ⁠חֹ֣דֶשׁ זִ֗ו ה֚וּא הַ⁠חֹ֣דֶשׁ הַ⁠שֵּׁנִ֔י לִ⁠מְלֹ֥ךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was in,eighty year and=four hundreds year of,the_coming_out sons_of Yisrael from,the_land_of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) in,year (the),fourth in,the_month_of Ziv he/it [was]_the,month the=second of,the_reigning Shəlomoh/(Solomon)'s on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yisrael and=he/it_built the,house to/for=YHWH )

If it would be more natural in your language, you may want to put the information about the fourth year and the information about the reigning of Solomon together. Alternate translation: [in the fourth year of the reigning of Solomon over Israel, in the month of Ziv (it is the second month)]

Note 5 topic: writing-background

בְּ⁠חֹ֣דֶשׁ זִ֗ו ה֚וּא הַ⁠חֹ֣דֶשׁ הַ⁠שֵּׁנִ֔י

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was in,eighty year and=four hundreds year of,the_coming_out sons_of Yisrael from,the_land_of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) in,year (the),fourth in,the_month_of Ziv he/it [was]_the,month the=second of,the_reigning Shəlomoh/(Solomon)'s on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yisrael and=he/it_built the,house to/for=YHWH )

The author is providing background information to help readers recognize that Ziv was the official name at this time for the month that they knew simply as the second month. In your translation, present this information in a way that would be natural in your own language and culture.

Note 6 topic: translate-hebrewmonths

בְּ⁠חֹ֣דֶשׁ זִ֗ו ה֚וּא הַ⁠חֹ֣דֶשׁ הַ⁠שֵּׁנִ֔י

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was in,eighty year and=four hundreds year of,the_coming_out sons_of Yisrael from,the_land_of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) in,year (the),fourth in,the_month_of Ziv he/it [was]_the,month the=second of,the_reigning Shəlomoh/(Solomon)'s on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yisrael and=he/it_built the,house to/for=YHWH )

The second month of the Hebrew calendar, which the author identifies as the month of Ziv, includes the months of April and May on Western calendars. You could convert the Hebrew month into approximate dates on the calendar that your culture uses. However, the Jews used a lunar calendar, so if you use a solar calendar, the dates will be different every year, and the translation will not be entirely accurate. So you may just want to give the name of the month on the Hebrew calendar and say in a footnote approximately what time of year that is on your calendar.

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ה֚וּא הַ⁠חֹ֣דֶשׁ הַ⁠שֵּׁנִ֔י

he/it [was]_the,month (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was in,eighty year and=four hundreds year of,the_coming_out sons_of Yisrael from,the_land_of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) in,year (the),fourth in,the_month_of Ziv he/it [was]_the,month the=second of,the_reigning Shəlomoh/(Solomon)'s on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yisrael and=he/it_built the,house to/for=YHWH )

Be sure that it is clear in your translation that this was the second month of the agricultural year, not the second month of Solomon’s fourth year of reigning. Alternate translation: [it is the second month of the year]

Note 8 topic: translate-ordinal

הַ⁠חֹ֣דֶשׁ הַ⁠שֵּׁנִ֔י

[was]_the,month (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was in,eighty year and=four hundreds year of,the_coming_out sons_of Yisrael from,the_land_of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) in,year (the),fourth in,the_month_of Ziv he/it [was]_the,month the=second of,the_reigning Shəlomoh/(Solomon)'s on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yisrael and=he/it_built the,house to/for=YHWH )

See the discussion in the introduction to this chapter of the term “second.” Alternate translation: [month two]

Note 9 topic: translate-tense

וַ⁠יִּ֥בֶן

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was in,eighty year and=four hundreds year of,the_coming_out sons_of Yisrael from,the_land_of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) in,year (the),fourth in,the_month_of Ziv he/it [was]_the,month the=second of,the_reigning Shəlomoh/(Solomon)'s on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yisrael and=he/it_built the,house to/for=YHWH )

Since the author says in [6:38](../06/38.md) that Solomon “built” the temple over the course of “seven years,” he does not mean here that Solomon built the house of Yahweh entirely in the fourth year of his reign. Your language may have a verb form or verbal phrase that you can use in your translation that indicates the beginning of an action. Alternate translation: [that he began to build]

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

וַ⁠יִּ֥בֶן

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was in,eighty year and=four hundreds year of,the_coming_out sons_of Yisrael from,the_land_of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) in,year (the),fourth in,the_month_of Ziv he/it [was]_the,month the=second of,the_reigning Shəlomoh/(Solomon)'s on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yisrael and=he/it_built the,house to/for=YHWH )

See how you translated the similar expression in [2:26](../02/26.md). Alternate translation: [that Solomon had his workers build] or [that Solomon commanded his workers to begin to build]

Note 11 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הַ⁠בַּ֖יִת לַ⁠יהוָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was in,eighty year and=four hundreds year of,the_coming_out sons_of Yisrael from,the_land_of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) in,year (the),fourth in,the_month_of Ziv he/it [was]_the,month the=second of,the_reigning Shəlomoh/(Solomon)'s on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yisrael and=he/it_built the,house to/for=YHWH )

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