OET interlinear LEV 11:5

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

וְ⁠אֶת־הַ⁠שָּׁפָ֗ן כִּֽי

and=DOM the,coney that/for/because/then/when

The word because indicates that what follows is a reason for what came before. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that what follows is a reason for what came before. Alternate translation: [Likewise, you shall not eat the rock badger. This is because]

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

וְ⁠אֶת־הַ⁠שָּׁפָ֗ן

and=DOM the,coney

This rock badger is a small-to-medium-sized rodent-like animal that lives and hunts in rocky places. It is also known as the hyrax, the rock rabbit, or, in some places, the coney. If your readers would not be familiar with this type of animal, you could use the name of something similar in your area, or you could use a more general term.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

וְ⁠אֶת־הַ⁠שָּׁפָ֗ן

and=DOM the,coney

The expression the rock badger does not refer to a specific animal. It describes any rock badger that an Israelite might encounter. Express this in the way that would be most natural in your language. Alternate translation: [And any rock badger]

Note 4 topic: writing-poetry

וּ⁠פַרְסָ֖ה לֹ֣א יַפְרִ֑יס

and,hoof not divided

Here, words are being repeated for emphasis. The verb divide comes from the same root as the noun hoof. You may be able to use the same construction in your language to express the meaning here. Alternatively, your language may have another way of showing the emphasis. Alternate translation: [but it does not have a totally divided hoof]