OET interlinear 1 KI 7:49

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְ⁠חָמֵ֧שׁ

and,five

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: [and the five lampstands]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לִ⁠פְנֵ֥י

to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before

Here, to the face of represents being in front of the inner sanctuary. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [in front of]

Note 3 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

וְ⁠הַ⁠פֶּ֧רַח

(Some words not found in UHB: and=DOM the,lampstands five from_[the],right and,five from_[the],left to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the_innermost,room gold pure and,the,blossom and,the,lamps and,the,tongs gold )

In this verse, the word blossom is singular in form, but it refers to all the floral decorations as a group. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use the plural form of “blossom” or an equivalent term. Alternate translation: [and the blossoms] or [and the flowers]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠הַ⁠פֶּ֧רַח

(Some words not found in UHB: and=DOM the,lampstands five from_[the],right and,five from_[the],left to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the_innermost,room gold pure and,the,blossom and,the,lamps and,the,tongs gold )

The author assumes that readers will know that the golden lampstand in the sacred tent had decorations of flowers, and so Solomon had his workers make lampstands of a similar design for the temple. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [and the floral designs on the lampstands]