OET interlinear 1 KI 8:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וַ⁠יֵּרָאוּ֩ רָאשֵׁ֨י הַ⁠בַּדִּ֤ים

(Some words not found in UHB: and,they_were_long the,poles and,they_were_visible ends_of of,the_poles from/more_than the_holy,place on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in face/surface_of of,the_innermost_room and=not seen to,the,outside and=they_were there until the=day (the),this )

The expression were seen is a passive verbal form. If your language would not use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [and the priests could see the heads of the poles]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

רָאשֵׁ֨י הַ⁠בַּדִּ֤ים

(Some words not found in UHB: and,they_were_long the,poles and,they_were_visible ends_of of,the_poles from/more_than the_holy,place on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in face/surface_of of,the_innermost_room and=not seen to,the,outside and=they_were there until the=day (the),this )

The author is using the term heads to mean the ends of these poles. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the ends of the poles]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הַ⁠דְּבִ֔יר

on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in (Some words not found in UHB: and,they_were_long the,poles and,they_were_visible ends_of of,the_poles from/more_than the_holy,place on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in face/surface_of of,the_innermost_room and=not seen to,the,outside and=they_were there until the=day (the),this )

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

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וְ⁠לֹ֥א יֵרָא֖וּ הַ⁠ח֑וּצָ⁠ה

and=not seen to,the,outside

The expression were not seen is a passive verbal form. If your language would not use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [but no one outside the temple could see them]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

עַ֖ד הַ⁠יּ֥וֹם הַ⁠זֶּֽה

until the=day (Some words not found in UHB: and,they_were_long the,poles and,they_were_visible ends_of of,the_poles from/more_than the_holy,place on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in face/surface_of of,the_innermost_room and=not seen to,the,outside and=they_were there until the=day (the),this )

See the discussion of this phrase in the introduction to 1 Kings. The author is using this phrase to refer to the time when he was writing. In your translation, make clear that the phrase refers to a time that is now in the past. Avoid giving the impression the phrase means “to the present day.” If you have already translated the book of 1 Samuel, see how you translated the similar expression in [1 Samuel 5:5](../1sa/05/05.md). Alternate translation: [right up to the time of this writing]