OET interlinear NEH 12:38

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-time-simultaneous

וְ⁠הַ⁠תּוֹדָ֧ה

and,the_thanksgiving,choir

The conjunction And introduces the description in [12:38](../12/38.md) and [12:39](../12/39.md) of what the second group was doing while the first group was following the route described in [12:31–37](../12/31.md). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word such as “meanwhile” to indicate this.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְ⁠הַ⁠תּוֹדָ֧ה הַ⁠שֵּׁנִ֛ית הַ⁠הוֹלֶ֥כֶת לְ⁠מ֖וֹאל

and,the_thanksgiving,choir the=second(fs) [was]_the,[one_which_was]_going to_[the],front

Here the book leaves out some of the words that a sentence would ordinarily need in order to be complete. Alternate translation: [Meanwhile, the second group turned to its left and walked on top of the wall in the opposite direction, with musicians playing songs of thanksgiving as they went.]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ⁠אֲנִ֣י אַחֲרֶ֑י⁠הָ

and,I [was]_behind,it

I refers to Nehemiah here, as in [12:31](../12/31.md). If you think it would be helpful to your readers, you could state his name explicitly. Alternate translation: [I, Nehemiah, walked behind this second group]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וַ⁠חֲצִ֨י הָ⁠עָ֜ם מֵ⁠עַ֣ל לְ⁠הַ⁠חוֹמָ֗ה

and_(the),half_of of,the_people from=under to,the,wall

Here the book leaves out some of the words that a sentence would ordinarily need in order to be complete. This seems to be a reference to the counterparts of the people mentioned in [12:34](../12/34.md). Alternate translation: [with the other half of the people from the tribes and Judah and Benjamin who were walking with their leaders on top of the wall to dedicate it to God]

Note 5 topic: translate-names

מֵ⁠עַל֙ לְ⁠מִגְדַּ֣ל הַ⁠תַּנּוּרִ֔ים

from=under to,the_tower_of of,the_ovens

This is the name of one of the towers of the Jerusalem wall. See how you translated it in [3:11](../03/11.md). Alternate translation: [They went along the wall above the Tower of the Ovens]

Note 6 topic: translate-names

וְ⁠עַ֖ד הַ⁠חוֹמָ֥ה הָ⁠רְחָבָֽה

and=unto the,wall (the),broad

This is the name of one of the features of the Jerusalem wall. See how you translated it in [3:8](../03/08.md). Alternate translation: [and continued to the Broad Wall]