OET interlinear 1 KI 7:18

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-textvariants

וַ⁠יַּ֖עַשׂ אֶת־הָ⁠עַמּוּדִ֑ים & רֹ֣אשׁ הָֽ⁠רִמֹּנִ֔ים

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_made DOM the,pillars and,two_of rows around on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,network (the),one to,cover DOM the,capitals which/who on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in head of,the_pomegranates and=thus/so/as_follows he/it_had_made for,capital the=second(fs) )

Some ancient manuscripts read “And he made pillars” and “the head of the pomegranates.” The ULT follows those readings. Other ancient manuscripts read “And he made pomegranates” and “the head of the pillars.” If a translation of the Bible exists in your region, you may wish to use the reading that it uses. If a translation of the Bible does not exist in your region, you may wish to use the reading of the ULT.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

וַ⁠יַּ֖עַשׂ אֶת־הָ⁠עַמּוּדִ֑ים וּ⁠שְׁנֵי֩ טוּרִ֨ים סָבִ֜יב עַל־הַ⁠שְּׂבָכָ֣ה הָ⁠אֶחָ֗ת לְ⁠כַסּ֤וֹת אֶת־הַ⁠כֹּֽתָרֹת֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ הָֽ⁠רִמֹּנִ֔ים וְ⁠כֵ֣ן עָשָׂ֔ה לַ⁠כֹּתֶ֖רֶת הַ⁠שֵּׁנִֽית

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_made DOM the,pillars and,two_of rows around on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,network (the),one to,cover DOM the,capitals which/who on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in head of,the_pomegranates and=thus/so/as_follows he/it_had_made for,capital the=second(fs) )

If it would be more natural in your language, you may want to put the information about the purpose of the pomegranates (to cover the capitals) right after the statement that Hiram made them. Alternate translation: [And he made pomegranates to cover the capitals that were on the head of the pillars, and two rows all around on one network, and thus he did for the second capital]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

וּ⁠שְׁנֵי֩ טוּרִ֨ים סָבִ֜יב עַל־הַ⁠שְּׂבָכָ֣ה הָ⁠אֶחָ֗ת

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_made DOM the,pillars and,two_of rows around on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,network (the),one to,cover DOM the,capitals which/who on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in head of,the_pomegranates and=thus/so/as_follows he/it_had_made for,capital the=second(fs) )

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: [with two rows all around each network]

Note 4 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

הַ⁠שְּׂבָכָ֣ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_made DOM the,pillars and,two_of rows around on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,network (the),one to,cover DOM the,capitals which/who on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in head of,the_pomegranates and=thus/so/as_follows he/it_had_made for,capital the=second(fs) )

In this verse, the word network is singular in form, but it refers to all networks as a group. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use the plural form of “network” or a plural expression, here and in verses 20, 41, and 42. Alternate translation: [networks] or [set of networks]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְ⁠כֵ֣ן עָשָׂ֔ה לַ⁠כֹּתֶ֖רֶת הַ⁠שֵּׁנִֽית

and=thus/so/as_follows (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_made DOM the,pillars and,two_of rows around on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,network (the),one to,cover DOM the,capitals which/who on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in head of,the_pomegranates and=thus/so/as_follows he/it_had_made for,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: [Thus he did for the first capital, and thus he did for the second capital] or [Thus he did for each capital]