OET interlinear EZEK 24:5

uW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) the best of the flock

(Some words not found in UHB: choicest_of of,the_flock take and=also pile the,bones under,it bring_to_boil! boilings_of,its also/yet seethe bones_of,its in,the_midst_of,of_it )

Here the “flock” refers to sheep, not birds.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

(Occurrence 0) pile up the bones under it

(Some words not found in UHB: choicest_of of,the_flock take and=also pile the,bones under,it bring_to_boil! boilings_of,its also/yet seethe bones_of,its in,the_midst_of,of_it )

Some cultures add bones to a fire because they burn longer than wood. This refers to the bones that remained after the best bones were placed in the pot. Alternate translation: [place the rest of the bones under the pot to fuel the fire]