OET interlinear 1SA 3:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠נֵ֤ר אֱלֹהִים֙ טֶ֣רֶם יִכְבֶּ֔ה

and,lamp_of ʼElohīm before/not_yet gone_out

By the lamp of God, the author means the lamp that the law of Moses commanded the Israelites in [Exodus 27:21](../exo/27/21.md) to keep burning in the tent of meeting all night long. Alternate translation: [And the sacred lamp in the tent of meeting had not yet gone out]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠נֵ֤ר אֱלֹהִים֙ טֶ֣רֶם יִכְבֶּ֔ה

and,lamp_of ʼElohīm before/not_yet gone_out

The author is referring to the lamp still burning by association to mean that it was still night, since this lamp only burned at night. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [And it was still night] or [And it was not yet morning]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בְּ⁠הֵיכַ֣ל יְהוָ֔ה

in=(the)_palace YHWH

See the discussion in the Introduction to Chapter 1 of why the author may use the term temple here and in [1:9](../01/09.md), and see how you translated the term in [1:9](../01/09.md). Alternate translation: [in the tent of meeting]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

אֲשֶׁר־שָׁ֖ם אֲר֥וֹן אֱלֹהִֽים

which/who there ark_of ʼElohīm

It might seem that the expression word contains extra information that would not be natural to express in your language. If so, you can shorten it. Alternate translation: [where the Box of God was]