OET interlinear 1 KI 6:7

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וְ⁠הַ⁠בַּ֨יִת֙ בְּ⁠הִבָּ֣נֹת֔⁠וֹ & נִבְנָ֑ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,house when,it,was_built stone finished quarry used and,hammers and,(the),axe all/each/any/every tool_of iron not heard in,house when,it,was_built )

The expressions in its being built and was built are passive verbal forms. If your language would not use these forms, you could express the idea with active forms or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [When the workers built the temple, they built it]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וּ⁠מַקָּב֤וֹת וְ⁠הַ⁠גַּרְזֶן֙ כָּל־כְּלִ֣י בַרְזֶ֔ל לֹֽא־נִשְׁמַ֥ע

(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,house when,it,was_built stone finished quarry used and,hammers and,(the),axe all/each/any/every tool_of iron not heard in,house when,it,was_built )

The expression was not heard 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: [So no one heard hammers or the chisel, any implement of iron]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

וּ⁠מַקָּב֤וֹת וְ⁠הַ⁠גַּרְזֶן֙ כָּל־כְּלִ֣י בַרְזֶ֔ל לֹֽא־נִשְׁמַ֥ע

(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,house when,it,was_built stone finished quarry used and,hammers and,(the),axe all/each/any/every tool_of iron not heard in,house when,it,was_built )

The author is not referring to a specific chisel. He means any chisel or any similar implement of iron that would have made a loud sound when it struck stone. Since this is his meaning, it may also be more natural to use a singular form of “hammer” instead of the plural form hammers. Alternate translation: [So no hammer or chisel, no implement of iron, was heard]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

בַּ⁠בַּ֖יִת בְּ⁠הִבָּנֹתֽ⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,house when,it,was_built stone finished quarry used and,hammers and,(the),axe all/each/any/every tool_of iron not heard in,house when,it,was_built )

The expression in its being 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: [in the temple while the workers were building it]