OET interlinear 1 KI 8:27

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

כִּ֚י הַֽ⁠אֻמְנָ֔ם יֵשֵׁ֥ב אֱלֹהִ֖ים עַל־הָ⁠אָ֑רֶץ

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when ?,really dwell ʼElohīm on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=earth/land see/lo/see! the=heavens and,the_heavens_of the=heavens not they,contain_you also/though that/for/because/then/when the,house the=this which/who built )

Solomon is using the question form to make a strong statement. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [But God will not truly dwell on the earth!]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

אֱלֹהִ֖ים

ʼElohīm

Even though Solomon is addressing God directly, he is speaking of him in the third person to show respect. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this in a respectful form in the second person. Alternate translation: [you, God]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הִ֠נֵּה

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when ?,really dwell ʼElohīm on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=earth/land see/lo/see! the=heavens and,the_heavens_of the=heavens not they,contain_you also/though that/for/because/then/when the,house the=this which/who built )

See how you translated the similar expression in 1:14. Alternate translation: [Indeed]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הַ⁠שָּׁמַ֜יִם וּ⁠שְׁמֵ֤י הַ⁠שָּׁמַ֨יִם֙

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when ?,really dwell ʼElohīm on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=earth/land see/lo/see! the=heavens and,the_heavens_of the=heavens not they,contain_you also/though that/for/because/then/when the,house the=this which/who built )

In this context, the term heavens refers to the sky, while the phrase the heavens of the heavens describes the spiritual realm beyond the sky that is God’s abode. Translators whose languages have separate words for the sky and for God’s abode may be able to use those terms here in their translations. Alternate translation: [the sky and heaven itself]