OET interlinear EXO 31:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וָ⁠אֲמַלֵּ֥א אֹת֖⁠וֹ ר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֑ים

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I_have_filled DOM=him/it spirit_of ʼElohīm with,skill and,with,understanding and,with,knowledge and=on/over=all craftsmanship )

Yahweh speaks of giving Bezalel his spirit as if Bezalel were a container and God’s spirit were a liquid. If your readers would not understand what this image means in this context, you could use an equivalent metaphor from your culture. Alternatively, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I have given my spirit to Bezalel]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בְּ⁠חָכְמָ֛ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I_have_filled DOM=him/it spirit_of ʼElohīm with,skill and,with,understanding and,with,knowledge and=on/over=all craftsmanship )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for this idea, you can express the idea behind the abstract noun skill in another way. Alternate translation: [so he can work skillfully]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וּ⁠בִ⁠תְבוּנָ֥ה

and,with,understanding

If your language does not use an abstract noun for this idea, you can express the idea behind the abstract noun understanding in another way. Alternate translation: [and so he can understand his work]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וּ⁠בְ⁠דַ֖עַת

and,with,knowledge

If your language does not use an abstract noun for this idea, you can express the idea behind the abstract noun knowledge in another way. Alternate translation: [and so he knows his work well]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וּ⁠בְ⁠כָל־מְלָאכָֽה

and=on/over=all craftsmanship

If your language does not use an abstract noun for this idea, you can express the idea behind the abstract noun craftsmanship in another way. Alternate translation: [and for making all kinds of crafts] or [and so that he can make all kinds of things]