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OET (OET-LV) And_ every_of _die firstborn in_land of_Miʦrayim from_firstborn_of Parˊoh the_sits on throne_of_his unto the_firstborn_of the_slave_girl who [is]_behind the_handmill and_all/each/any/every firstborn_of livestock.
OET (OET-RV) and every oldest son in Egypt will die, from the oldest son of Far’oh who sits on his throne, to the oldest son of the slave girl who lives behind the mill, as well as every oldest male offspring of your livestock.
בְּכוֹר֮ & מִבְּכ֤וֹר & בְּכ֣וֹר & בְּכ֥וֹר
firstborn & from,firstborn_of & firstborn_of & firstborn_of
The “firstborn” always refers to the oldest male offspring.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / merism
מִבְּכ֤וֹר פַּרְעֹה֙ הַיֹּשֵׁ֣ב עַל־כִּסְא֔וֹ עַ֚ד בְּכ֣וֹר הַשִּׁפְחָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר אַחַ֣ר הָרֵחָ֑יִם וְכֹ֖ל בְּכ֥וֹר בְּהֵמָֽה
from,firstborn_of Parˊoh the,sits on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in throne_of,his until firstborn_of the,slave_girl which/who after the,handmill and=all/each/any/every firstborn_of cattle/livestock
This is a merism. First, two extremes are mentioned: the highest of society (Pharaoh, who sits on his throne) and the lowest (the slave girl who is behind the mill). Then the animals (beasts) are added making it a three-item list of parts of society and even the economy to show the totality of the coming judgment. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language.
אֲשֶׁ֖ר אַחַ֣ר הָרֵחָ֑יִם
which/who after the,handmill
Alternate translation: “who is grinding at the handmill” or “who is behind the handmill grinding grain”
11:5 In much of the world, the issue of survival is addressed through children, and it is through the firstborn sons that the family line is carried on. If we have a child, there is a sense of satisfaction that even when we are dead, we will live on through our children. In the death of the Egyptian firstborn, God was showing that humans can do nothing by themselves to guarantee survival. Life is a gift, and that gift is in the hand of the one Lord, the “I Am.”
OET (OET-LV) And_ every_of _die firstborn in_land of_Miʦrayim from_firstborn_of Parˊoh the_sits on throne_of_his unto the_firstborn_of the_slave_girl who [is]_behind the_handmill and_all/each/any/every firstborn_of livestock.
OET (OET-RV) and every oldest son in Egypt will die, from the oldest son of Far’oh who sits on his throne, to the oldest son of the slave girl who lives behind the mill, as well as every oldest male offspring of your livestock.
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.