OET interlinear NEH 10:37

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְ⁠אֶת־רֵאשִׁ֣ית עֲרִיסֹתֵ֣י⁠נוּ וּ֠⁠תְרוּמֹתֵי⁠נוּ וּ⁠פְרִ֨י כָל־עֵ֜ץ תִּיר֣וֹשׁ וְ⁠יִצְהָ֗ר

and=DOM and=DOM (Some words not found in UHB: and=DOM firstborn_of sons_of,our and,cattle_of,our as_the,written in/on/at/with,law and=DOM firstborn_of herds_of,our and,flocks_of,our to=bring to,house_of God_of,our to_the,priests the,ministering in=house_of God_of,our )

The words the first of at the start of this list apply to every item on the list. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could repeat that idea throughout the list. Alternate translation: “the first of the flour that we make, a first portion of the food offerings we bring to the temple, the first fruit from each of our fruit trees, and the first of the wine and oil that we produce each year”

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

עֲרִיסֹתֵ֣י⁠נוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=DOM firstborn_of sons_of,our and,cattle_of,our as_the,written in/on/at/with,law and=DOM firstborn_of herds_of,our and,flocks_of,our to=bring to,house_of God_of,our to_the,priests the,ministering in=house_of God_of,our )

Possible meanings are that this refers to: (1) dough made from coarse flour, (2) coarse flour, or (3) ground grain.

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

אֶל־לִשְׁכ֣וֹת בֵּית־אֱלֹהֵ֔י⁠נוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=DOM firstborn_of sons_of,our and,cattle_of,our as_the,written in/on/at/with,law and=DOM firstborn_of herds_of,our and,flocks_of,our to=bring to,house_of God_of,our to_the,priests the,ministering in=house_of God_of,our )

This phrase explains where the people are agreeing to deliver the items on the preceding list, which are special contributions for the priests. Alternate translation: “to the rooms where things are stored in the temple” or “to the storehouses in the temple”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בֵּית־אֱלֹהֵ֔י⁠נוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=DOM firstborn_of sons_of,our and,cattle_of,our as_the,written in/on/at/with,law and=DOM firstborn_of herds_of,our and,flocks_of,our to=bring to,house_of God_of,our to_the,priests the,ministering in=house_of God_of,our )

The covenant continues to speak of the temple as the “house of God,” as if it were the place where God lived, since God’s presence was in the temple. Alternate translation: “the temple”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וּ⁠מַעְשַׂ֥ר אַדְמָתֵ֖⁠נוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=DOM firstborn_of sons_of,our and,cattle_of,our as_the,written in/on/at/with,law and=DOM firstborn_of herds_of,our and,flocks_of,our to=bring to,house_of God_of,our to_the,priests the,ministering in=house_of God_of,our )

Here, the covenant speaks of the soil as a way of referring to the crops that grow in the soil. Alternate translation: “one tenth of the crops that grow in our fields”

Note 6 topic: translate-fraction

וּ⁠מַעְשַׂ֥ר

(Some words not found in UHB: and=DOM firstborn_of sons_of,our and,cattle_of,our as_the,written in/on/at/with,law and=DOM firstborn_of herds_of,our and,flocks_of,our to=bring to,house_of God_of,our to_the,priests the,ministering in=house_of God_of,our )

This means a tenth (1/10) or one part out of ten equal parts.

וְ⁠הֵם֙ הַ⁠לְוִיִּ֔ם הַֽ⁠מְעַשְּׂרִ֔ים בְּ⁠כֹ֖ל עָרֵ֥י עֲבֹדָתֵֽ⁠נוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=DOM firstborn_of sons_of,our and,cattle_of,our as_the,written in/on/at/with,law and=DOM firstborn_of herds_of,our and,flocks_of,our to=bring to,house_of God_of,our to_the,priests the,ministering in=house_of God_of,our )

This phrase explains where the people are agreeing to deliver this tithe of crops, which is a special contribution for the Levites. Alternate translation: “The Levites can collect this contribution of one tenth of our crops right in the cities where we live and work”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בְּ⁠כֹ֖ל עָרֵ֥י עֲבֹדָתֵֽ⁠נוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=DOM firstborn_of sons_of,our and,cattle_of,our as_the,written in/on/at/with,law and=DOM firstborn_of herds_of,our and,flocks_of,our to=bring to,house_of God_of,our to_the,priests the,ministering in=house_of God_of,our )

The abstract noun labor refers to how the people would work the land in order to grow crops. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate the idea behind it with a verb such as work. Alternate translation: “the cities where we live and work”