OET interlinear 1 KI 8:59

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠יִֽהְי֨וּ דְבָרַ֜⁠י אֵ֗לֶּה & קְרֹבִ֛ים אֶל־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵ֖י⁠נוּ

and,may_they_be words_of,my (Some words not found in UHB: and,may_they_be words_of,my these which/who pleaded to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH near to/towards YHWH God_of,our day and,night for=doing cause_of his_servant_of,his and,the_justice_of his_people_of,his Yisrael message/matter_of day in=its=day )

Solomon is speaking of his words as if they could actually be near to Yahweh, meaning that Yahweh would remember and consider them. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [And may Yahweh our God remember these my words]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

דְבָרַ֜⁠י אֵ֗לֶּה

words_of,my (Some words not found in UHB: and,may_they_be words_of,my these which/who pleaded to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH near to/towards YHWH God_of,our day and,night for=doing cause_of his_servant_of,his and,the_justice_of his_people_of,his Yisrael message/matter_of day in=its=day )

Solomon is using the term words to represent the things that he has said by using words. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [these things that I have said]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לִ⁠פְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה

to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH

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

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

יוֹמָ֣ם וָ⁠לָ֑יְלָה

day and,night

See how you translated the similar expression in [8:29](../08/29.md). Alternate translation: [all the time]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

לַ⁠עֲשׂ֣וֹת ׀ מִשְׁפַּ֣ט עַבְדּ֗⁠וֹ וּ⁠מִשְׁפַּ֛ט עַמּ֥⁠וֹ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל

for=doing (Some words not found in UHB: and,may_they_be words_of,my these which/who pleaded to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH near to/towards YHWH God_of,our day and,night for=doing cause_of his_servant_of,his and,the_justice_of his_people_of,his Yisrael message/matter_of day in=its=day )

See how you translated the similar expression in [8:45](../08/45.md). Alternate translation: [so that he will do what is just for his servant and what is just for his people Israel]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

דְּבַר־י֥וֹם בְּ⁠יוֹמֽ⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,may_they_be words_of,my these which/who pleaded to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH near to/towards YHWH God_of,our day and,night for=doing cause_of his_servant_of,his and,the_justice_of his_people_of,his Yisrael message/matter_of day in=its=day )

Solomon is using the matter of a day in its day as a common expression of his culture to mean “as each day requires” or “according to daily needs.” 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: [as each day requires] or [according to our daily needs]