OET interlinear 1 KI 8:35

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-hypothetical

בְּ⁠הֵעָצֵ֥ר שָׁמַ֛יִם וְ⁠לֹא־יִהְיֶ֥ה מָטָ֖ר כִּ֣י יֶחֶטְאוּ־לָ֑⁠ךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: when,are_shut_up heavens and=not will_belong rain that/for/because/then/when sinned to/for=you(fs) and,they_will_pray to/towards the,place the=this and,they_will_praise DOM your(ms)=name and,from,sin_of,their they,will_turn_back that/for/because/then/when you,will_afflict_them )

See how you translated the similar expression in [8:31](../08/31.md). Alternate translation: [If the heavens are restrained and there is no rain because they have sinned against you] or [Suppose the heavens are restrained and there is no rain because they have sinned against you]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

בְּ⁠הֵעָצֵ֥ר שָׁמַ֛יִם וְ⁠לֹא־יִהְיֶ֥ה מָטָ֖ר כִּ֣י יֶחֶטְאוּ־לָ֑⁠ךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: when,are_shut_up heavens and=not will_belong rain that/for/because/then/when sinned to/for=you(fs) and,they_will_pray to/towards the,place the=this and,they_will_praise DOM your(ms)=name and,from,sin_of,their they,will_turn_back that/for/because/then/when you,will_afflict_them )

The pronoun they refers to the Israelite people. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [Suppose the heavens are restrained and there is no rain because your people Israel have sinned against you]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

בְּ⁠הֵעָצֵ֥ר שָׁמַ֛יִם וְ⁠לֹא־יִהְיֶ֥ה מָטָ֖ר כִּ֣י יֶחֶטְאוּ־לָ֑⁠ךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: when,are_shut_up heavens and=not will_belong rain that/for/because/then/when sinned to/for=you(fs) and,they_will_pray to/towards the,place the=this and,they_will_praise DOM your(ms)=name and,from,sin_of,their they,will_turn_back that/for/because/then/when you,will_afflict_them )

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: [Suppose your people Israel sin against you and, as a result, the heavens are restrained and there is no rain]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

בְּ⁠הֵעָצֵ֥ר שָׁמַ֛יִם וְ⁠לֹא־יִהְיֶ֥ה מָטָ֖ר

(Some words not found in UHB: when,are_shut_up heavens and=not will_belong rain that/for/because/then/when sinned to/for=you(fs) and,they_will_pray to/towards the,place the=this and,they_will_praise DOM your(ms)=name and,from,sin_of,their they,will_turn_back that/for/because/then/when you,will_afflict_them )

These two phrases mean similar things. Solomon is using them together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [Suppose it does not rain for a long time]

Note 5 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

וְ⁠הִֽתְפַּֽלְל֞וּ אֶל־הַ⁠מָּק֤וֹם הַ⁠זֶּה֙ וְ⁠הוֹד֣וּ אֶת־שְׁמֶ֔⁠ךָ וּ⁠מֵ⁠חַטָּאתָ֥⁠ם יְשׁוּב֖וּ⁠ן כִּ֥י תַעֲנֵֽ⁠ם

(Some words not found in UHB: when,are_shut_up heavens and=not will_belong rain that/for/because/then/when sinned to/for=you(fs) and,they_will_pray to/towards the,place the=this and,they_will_praise DOM your(ms)=name and,from,sin_of,their they,will_turn_back that/for/because/then/when you,will_afflict_them )

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: [and, because you have afflicted them, they pray toward this place and they confess your name and they turn back from their sin]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ⁠מֵ⁠חַטָּאתָ֥⁠ם יְשׁוּב֖וּ⁠ן

(Some words not found in UHB: when,are_shut_up heavens and=not will_belong rain that/for/because/then/when sinned to/for=you(fs) and,they_will_pray to/towards the,place the=this and,they_will_praise DOM your(ms)=name and,from,sin_of,their they,will_turn_back that/for/because/then/when you,will_afflict_them )

See how you translated the similar expression in [8:33](../08/33.md). Alternate translation: [and they repent of their sin] or [and they stop sinning]