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OET (OET-LV) If/because the_commandment_of the_king concerning_them and_settled_provision [was]_on the_singers [the]_matter_of a_day in_its_day.
OET (OET-RV) because the Persian king had ordered that the singers should have daily provisions supplied.
Note 1 topic: writing-background
כִּֽי
that/for/because/then/when
This word indicates that the information that follows provides further background information about this situation. You could express the same meaning with a word that indicates this in your language.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification
מִצְוַ֥ת הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם
command_of the=king concerning,them
Here the list speaks of the commandment as if it rested upon the Levite singers. Alternate translation: “the king had given orders concerning them”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
וַאֲמָנָ֥ה עַל־הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖ים
and,settled_provision on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,singers
The abstract noun support refers to an order that the king had given for his own kingdom to pay for the costs of worship in the temple. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate the same idea with a verb such as “subsidize.” Alternate translation: “to subsidize the expenses of the Levite singers”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
דְּבַר־י֥וֹם בְּיוֹמֽוֹ
word/matter_of day in=its=day
This is an idiom that means “as each day required.”
11:1-36 The narrative returns to the issue of repopulating the secure city of Jerusalem (see 7:1-5). The list of names roughly parallels the list in 1 Chr 9:2-17.
OET (OET-LV) If/because the_commandment_of the_king concerning_them and_settled_provision [was]_on the_singers [the]_matter_of a_day in_its_day.
OET (OET-RV) because the Persian king had ordered that the singers should have daily provisions supplied.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.