OET interlinear 1 KI 8:28

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ⁠פָנִ֜יתָ

and,you_will_turn

Solomon is speaking here as if paying attention were actually to turn toward someone. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Yet may you pay attention]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys

אֶל־תְּפִלַּ֧ת עַבְדְּ⁠ךָ֛ וְ⁠אֶל־תְּחִנָּת֖⁠וֹ

to/towards to/towards (Some words not found in UHB: and,you_will_turn to/towards prayer_of your_servant_of,your and=near/to supplication_of,his YHWH God_of,my to,listen to/towards the_cry,entreaty and=near/to the,prayer which/who servant_of,your prays to=your=face the=day )

Together, the terms prayer and supplication express a single idea. The word supplication tells what kind of prayer this is. If it would be more natural in your language, you could express this meaning in a different way. Alternate translation: [to my prayer for help] or [to the requests I am making as I pray]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לִ⁠שְׁמֹ֤עַ אֶל־הָֽ⁠רִנָּה֙ וְ⁠אֶל־הַ⁠תְּפִלָּ֔ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,you_will_turn to/towards prayer_of your_servant_of,your and=near/to supplication_of,his YHWH God_of,my to,listen to/towards the_cry,entreaty and=near/to the,prayer which/who servant_of,your prays to=your=face the=day )

See the discussion in the introduction to 1 Kings of this use of the term “listen.” If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate explicitly in your translation, here and in verses 28, 30, and 52, that the term in the context of Solomon’s prayer means “answer.” Alternate translation: [to answer the cry and the prayer]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

לִ⁠שְׁמֹ֤עַ אֶל־הָֽ⁠רִנָּה֙ וְ⁠אֶל־הַ⁠תְּפִלָּ֔ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,you_will_turn to/towards prayer_of your_servant_of,your and=near/to supplication_of,his YHWH God_of,my to,listen to/towards the_cry,entreaty and=near/to the,prayer which/who servant_of,your prays to=your=face the=day )

The terms cry and prayer mean similar things. Solomon is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [to listen to the fervent prayer] or [to answer the fervent prayer]

Note 5 topic: writing-poetry

הַ⁠תְּפִלָּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֧ר עַבְדְּ⁠ךָ֛ מִתְפַּלֵּ֥ל

(Some words not found in UHB: and,you_will_turn to/towards prayer_of your_servant_of,your and=near/to supplication_of,his YHWH God_of,my to,listen to/towards the_cry,entreaty and=near/to the,prayer which/who servant_of,your prays to=your=face the=day )

Solomon is using a construction in which a verb and its object come from the same root. You may be able to use the same construction in your language to express the meaning here. Alternatively, your language may have another way of saying this. Alternate translation: [the prayer that your servant is offering]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לְ⁠פָנֶ֖י⁠ךָ

to=your=face

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