OET interlinear NEH 12:44

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-time-simultaneous

בַ⁠יּוֹם֩ הַ⁠ה֨וּא

in/on/at/with,day (the)=that

As noted for 12:43, this is a flexible expression that can mean either on that same day or around that time. So here it could mean either that men were appointed to be in charge of the store rooms on the same day as the dedication celebration, or else at around the same time, perhaps shortly afterwards, once all of the activity of the celebration was over. Alternate translation: “on the same day that they held the ceremony to dedicate the rebuilt wall” or “around this same time”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ⁠יִּפָּקְד֣וּ & אֲנָשִׁ֜ים עַל־הַ⁠נְּשָׁכ֗וֹת לָ⁠א֨וֹצָר֥וֹת

and,appointed & men on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,rooms for_the,stores

This is referring implicitly to the six Levites whose names are listed in 12:25. The chambers are the storerooms above the gateways to the temple. (Review the note to 12:25 if that would be helpful.) If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this explicitly. Alternate translation: “we appointed six Levites to be in charge of the store rooms above the gateways to the temple”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וַ⁠יִּפָּקְד֣וּ & אֲנָשִׁ֜ים

and,appointed & men

If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this with an active form, and you could say who did the action. In the context of this episode, saying “we” would indicate Nehemiah and his fellow leaders. (“We” would not include the addressee, if your language makes that distinction.) Alternate translation: “we appointed six Levites”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לַ⁠תְּרוּמוֹת֮ לָ⁠רֵאשִׁ֣ית וְ⁠לַ⁠מַּֽעַשְׂרוֹת֒ לִ⁠כְנ֨וֹס בָּ⁠הֶ֜ם לִ⁠שְׂדֵ֤י הֶ⁠עָרִים֙

for_the,contributions for_the,first_fruits and,for_the,tithes to,gather (is)_in=them from,fields the,towns

In their covenant, these were the things the people promised to provide in order to support the priests and the Levites. (See 10:36–39.) If it would be helpful to your readers, you could say this explicitly. Alternate translation: “so that they could collect the offerings, firstfruits, and tithes that the Israelites would bring in from the fields around their cities, as they had promised to do in their covenant”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

מְנָא֣וֹת הַ⁠תּוֹרָ֔ה לַ⁠כֹּהֲנִ֖ים וְ⁠לַ⁠לְוִיִּ֑ם

portions the,law for_the,priests and,for_the,Levites

The abstract noun portion refers to the part of each crop that the law commanded the Israelites to give to the temple to support the priests and Levites. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate the idea behind this word with a different phrase. Alternate translation: “these were the things that the law commanded the Israelites to give from their harvests to support the priests and Levites”

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

כִּ֚י שִׂמְחַ֣ת יְהוּדָ֔ה עַל־הַ⁠כֹּהֲנִ֥ים וְ⁠עַל־הַ⁠לְוִיִּ֖ם הָ⁠עֹמְדִֽים

that/for/because/then/when rejoiced Yehuda on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,priests and,with the,Levites the,ministered

If it would be helpful in your language, you could place this sentence first in the verse since it gives the reason for the results that are described in the rest of the verse. You could also show the connection by using a word like “so” after this phrase. Alternate translation: “The people of Judah were very happy that the priests and the Levites were once again serving in the roles that the law had assigned to them. So …”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

שִׂמְחַ֣ת & עַל־הַ⁠כֹּהֲנִ֥ים וְ⁠עַל־הַ⁠לְוִיִּ֖ם

rejoiced & on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,priests and,with the,Levites

In this context, over is a spatial metaphor that indicates for or because of. Alternate translation: “were very happy that”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הָ⁠עֹמְדִֽים

the,ministered

Standing means that the priests and the Levites were serving in the roles that the law had assigned to them. This meaning can be made explicit. Alternate translation: “serving in the roles that the law had assigned to them”