OET interlinear 1 KI 8:31

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-hypothetical

אֵת֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יֶחֱטָ֥א אִישׁ֙ לְ⁠רֵעֵ֔⁠הוּ

DOM (Some words not found in UHB: DOM which/who sins (a)_man to,neighbor_of,his and,he_will_impose in=him/it oath to,put,him_under_an_oath and,it_will_come swears to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before altar_of,your in,house (the),this )

In this verse, Solomon is introducing the first part of a possible condition. He is asking Yahweh to do the things he describes in the next verse if this condition happens. Use a natural form in your language for introducing a condition that could happen. Alternate translation: [If someone sins, a man against his neighbor] or [Suppose someone sins, a man against his neighbor]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אֵת֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יֶחֱטָ֥א אִישׁ֙ לְ⁠רֵעֵ֔⁠הוּ

DOM (Some words not found in UHB: DOM which/who sins (a)_man to,neighbor_of,his and,he_will_impose in=him/it oath to,put,him_under_an_oath and,it_will_come swears to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before altar_of,your in,house (the),this )

Solomon is using a man against his neighbor as a common expression of his culture to describe what one person might do to another person. If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Suppose one person sins against another]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אֵת֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יֶחֱטָ֥א אִישׁ֙ לְ⁠רֵעֵ֔⁠הוּ

DOM (Some words not found in UHB: DOM which/who sins (a)_man to,neighbor_of,his and,he_will_impose in=him/it oath to,put,him_under_an_oath and,it_will_come swears to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before altar_of,your in,house (the),this )

The implication is that it is uncertain whether a person has actually wronged another person, and so resolution through an oath at the altar is required. You could indicate this uncertainty in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [Suppose one person may have sinned against another]

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

וְ⁠נָֽשָׁא־ב֥⁠וֹ אָלָ֖ה לְ⁠הַֽאֲלֹת֑⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: DOM which/who sins (a)_man to,neighbor_of,his and,he_will_impose in=him/it oath to,put,him_under_an_oath and,it_will_come swears to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before altar_of,your in,house (the),this )

The pronoun he refers to the offended party, while the pronoun him refers to the person who may have committed the offense. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [and the neighbor lifts an oath against the man to adjure the man]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠נָֽשָׁא־ב֥⁠וֹ אָלָ֖ה

(Some words not found in UHB: DOM which/who sins (a)_man to,neighbor_of,his and,he_will_impose in=him/it oath to,put,him_under_an_oath and,it_will_come swears to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before altar_of,your in,house (the),this )

The author is using lifts an oath as a common expression of his culture to mean “makes someone swear an oath.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and he puts him under an oath] or [and he makes him swear an oath]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לְ⁠הַֽאֲלֹת֑⁠וֹ

to,put,him_under_an_oath

The implication is that the person who may have committed the offense would have to swear an oath at the altar that he was innocent. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [that he is innocent]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וּ⁠בָ֗א אָלָ֛ה

and,it_will_come swears

Here the term oath represents the person who is making the oath. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [and a person who is under such an oath comes] or [and a person who is required to swear such an oath comes]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לִ⁠פְנֵ֥י מִֽזְבַּחֲ⁠ךָ֖

to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before (Some words not found in UHB: DOM which/who sins (a)_man to,neighbor_of,his and,he_will_impose in=him/it oath to,put,him_under_an_oath and,it_will_come swears to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before altar_of,your in,house (the),this )

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

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בַּ⁠בַּ֥יִת הַ⁠זֶּֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: DOM which/who sins (a)_man to,neighbor_of,his and,he_will_impose in=him/it oath to,put,him_under_an_oath and,it_will_come swears to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before altar_of,your in,house (the),this )

By in this house, Solomon specifically means in the courtyard of the temple, where the altar was located. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [in the court of this temple]