OET interlinear 1 KI 7:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-unknown

כֹתָרֹ֜ת

capitals

These capitals were a kind of decorative top piece that was placed on top of pillars or columns. If your readers would not be familiar with what a capital is, you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: [decorative tops] or [ornamental tops]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

רָאשֵׁ֥י הָֽ⁠עַמּוּדִ֖ים

(Some words not found in UHB: and,two_of capitals he/it_had_made to,put on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in tops_of of,the_pillars molten_of copper/brass/bronze//coin five cubits height_of of,the_capital (the),one and_[was],five cubits height_of of,the_capital the=second(fs) )

The author is using the term heads to mean the tops of these pillars. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly, here and in the next verse. Alternate translation: [the tops of the pillars]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

מֻצַ֣ק נְחֹ֑שֶׁת

molten_of (Some words not found in UHB: and,two_of capitals he/it_had_made to,put on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in tops_of of,the_pillars molten_of copper/brass/bronze//coin five cubits height_of of,the_capital (the),one and_[was],five cubits height_of of,the_capital the=second(fs) )

The author is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [They were casting of bronze] or [They were bronze castings]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

חָמֵ֣שׁ אַמּ֗וֹת קוֹמַת֙ הַ⁠כֹּתֶ֣רֶת הָ⁠אֶחָ֔ת וְ⁠חָמֵ֣שׁ אַמּ֔וֹת קוֹמַ֖ת הַ⁠כֹּתֶ֥רֶת הַ⁠שֵּׁנִֽית

five cubits height_of (Some words not found in UHB: and,two_of capitals he/it_had_made to,put on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in tops_of of,the_pillars molten_of copper/brass/bronze//coin five cubits height_of of,the_capital (the),one and_[was],five cubits height_of of,the_capital the=second(fs) )

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, here and in verses 17 and 18. Alternate translation: [Five cubits was the height of each capital]