OET interlinear GEN 43:11

uW Translation Notes:

וַ⁠יֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵ⁠הֶ֜ם יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל אֲבִי⁠הֶ֗ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to,them Yisrael father_of,their if yes/correct/thus/so then this(f) do take some,of_the_best_products_of the=earth/land in,vessels_of,your(pl) and,take_down to,man donation/offering a_little_of balm and,a_little_of honey aromatic_gum and,myrrh pistachio_nuts and,almonds )

See how you translated Israel their father in [verse 8](../43/08.md).

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אִם־כֵּ֣ן

if (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to,them Yisrael father_of,their if yes/correct/thus/so then this(f) do take some,of_the_best_products_of the=earth/land in,vessels_of,your(pl) and,take_down to,man donation/offering a_little_of balm and,a_little_of honey aromatic_gum and,myrrh pistachio_nuts and,almonds )

Alternate translation: [If that is how it must be] or [Okay, if that is the only way we can get more grain]

אֵפוֹא֮ זֹ֣את עֲשׂוּ֒

then this(f) do

Alternate translation: [then this is what you must do:]

קְח֞וּ מִ⁠זִּמְרַ֤ת הָ⁠אָ֨רֶץ֙ בִּ⁠כְלֵי⁠כֶ֔ם

take (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to,them Yisrael father_of,their if yes/correct/thus/so then this(f) do take some,of_the_best_products_of the=earth/land in,vessels_of,your(pl) and,take_down to,man donation/offering a_little_of balm and,a_little_of honey aromatic_gum and,myrrh pistachio_nuts and,almonds )

Alternate translation: [Put some of the best goods from our land in your sacks] or [Put in your sacks some of the most valuable things that our land produces]

וְ⁠הוֹרִ֥ידוּ לָ⁠אִ֖ישׁ

and,take_down to,man

Alternate translation: [and take them to the man in Egypt]

מִנְחָ֑ה

donation/offering

Consider what punctuation is best to use here in your language.

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

מְעַ֤ט צֳרִי֙ וּ⁠מְעַ֣ט דְּבַ֔שׁ

a_little_of balm and,a_little_of (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to,them Yisrael father_of,their if yes/correct/thus/so then this(f) do take some,of_the_best_products_of the=earth/land in,vessels_of,your(pl) and,take_down to,man donation/offering a_little_of balm and,a_little_of honey aromatic_gum and,myrrh pistachio_nuts and,almonds )

Consider what is the best way to make a list of things like this in your language. Also see how you translated balm in Genesis [37:25](../37/25.md). Alternate translation: [including some sweet-smelling tree sap, some honey] or [Include some healing salve, honey]

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

בָּטְנִ֖ים וּ⁠שְׁקֵדִֽים

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to,them Yisrael father_of,their if yes/correct/thus/so then this(f) do take some,of_the_best_products_of the=earth/land in,vessels_of,your(pl) and,take_down to,man donation/offering a_little_of balm and,a_little_of honey aromatic_gum and,myrrh pistachio_nuts and,almonds )

The pistachio nuts and almonds are kinds of foods, in fact, delicacies. If your readers would not be familiar with what they are, you could use the names of similar things that your readers would recognize, or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: [and some sweet-tasting tree nuts] or [and other delicacies]

Note 4 topic: translate-unknown

נְכֹ֣את וָ⁠לֹ֔ט

aromatic_gum and,myrrh

See how you translated spices and myrrh in [Gen 37:25](../37/25.md). Alternate translation: [some food spices and incense]