OET interlinear 1 KI 7:25

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

בָּקָ֗ר

(Some words not found in UHB: stood on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in two_of ten oxen three facing northward, and,three facing westward, and,three facing southward, and,three facing eastward, and,the,sea [was]_on,them from,to,above, and=all hindquarters_of,their inside,[were]_to_[the] )

In this verse, the word cattle is singular in form, but it refers to these 12 bronze statues of bulls. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a plural form to express this meaning here and in verses 29 and 44. Alternate translation: [bulls]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה פֹנִ֣ים ׀ צָפ֡וֹנָ⁠ה וּ⁠שְׁלֹשָׁה֩ פֹנִ֨ים ׀ יָ֜מָּ⁠ה וּ⁠שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה ׀ פֹּנִ֣ים נֶ֗גְבָּ⁠ה וּ⁠שְׁלֹשָׁה֙ פֹּנִ֣ים מִזְרָ֔חָ⁠ה

(Some words not found in UHB: stood on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in two_of ten oxen three facing northward, and,three facing westward, and,three facing southward, and,three facing eastward, and,the,sea [was]_on,them from,to,above, and=all hindquarters_of,their inside,[were]_to_[the] )

It might seem that repeating the phrase three facing four times would be extra information that would not be natural to express in your language. If so, you could represent this phrase just once in your translation. Alternate translation: [which faced outward to the north, west, south, and east in groups of three]