OET interlinear NEH 1:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-names

נְחֶמְיָ֖ה בֶּן־חֲכַלְיָ֑ה

Nəḩem\sup_yāh (Some words not found in UHB: words_of Nəḩem^yāh son_of Ḩₐkal^yāh and=he/it_was in,the_month_of Kişlēv/(Chislev) year_of twentieth and,I was in,Susa the,citadel )

Nehemiah is the name of a man, and Hacaliah is the name of his father.

Note 2 topic: writing-newevent

וַ⁠יְהִ֤י

and=he/it_was

This is a common way of beginning a historical story. Use a natural way of beginning a story about something that actually happened. Alternate translation: [My story begins]

Note 3 topic: translate-hebrewmonths

בְ⁠חֹֽדֶשׁ־כִּסְלֵיו֙

in,the_month_of (Some words not found in UHB: words_of Nəḩem^yāh son_of Ḩₐkal^yāh and=he/it_was in,the_month_of Kişlēv/(Chislev) year_of twentieth and,I was in,Susa the,citadel )

Kislev is the ninth month of the Hebrew calendar.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

שְׁנַ֣ת עֶשְׂרִ֔ים

(Some words not found in UHB: words_of Nəḩem^yāh son_of Ḩₐkal^yāh and=he/it_was in,the_month_of Kişlēv/(Chislev) year_of twentieth and,I was in,Susa the,citadel )

This is referring to the number of years that Artaxerxes had been reigning as king. You can include this information if you want to make this clear. Most scholars consider this to be the year 445 BC. Alternate translation: [in the twentieth year of the reign of Artaxerxes, King of Persia]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠שׁוּשַׁ֥ן הַ⁠בִּירָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: words_of Nəḩem^yāh son_of Ḩₐkal^yāh and=he/it_was in,the_month_of Kişlēv/(Chislev) year_of twentieth and,I was in,Susa the,citadel )

A citadel is a fortified castle or palace, usually inside a city. In this case, the city in which this palace was located was also called Susa, because the city was associated with the palace. Since this was where the kings of Persia lived, it was the capital city of their empire. Alternate translation: [the capital city of Susa]

Note 6 topic: translate-names

בְּ⁠שׁוּשַׁ֥ן

(Some words not found in UHB: words_of Nəḩem^yāh son_of Ḩₐkal^yāh and=he/it_was in,the_month_of Kişlēv/(Chislev) year_of twentieth and,I was in,Susa the,citadel )

This was the name of a royal city of the Persian kings.

Note 7 topic: translate-unknown

הַ⁠בִּירָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: words_of Nəḩem^yāh son_of Ḩₐkal^yāh and=he/it_was in,the_month_of Kişlēv/(Chislev) year_of twentieth and,I was in,Susa the,citadel )

This means a “castle” or “palace” or “stronghold,” usually inside a city, where a king would live.