OET interlinear NEH 13:13

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-time-sequential

וָ⁠אוֹצְרָ֣⁠ה

and,I,appointed_as_treasurers

In this context, the conjunction And indicates that this event took place after the event the story has just described. If it would be helpful in your language, you could show this relationship by using a word such as “then.”

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

וָ⁠אוֹצְרָ֣⁠ה עַל־א֠וֹצָרוֹת

and,I,appointed_as_treasurers on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in storehouses

Treasurers means officials who would be responsible for the storerooms in the temple. Alternate translation: [I appointed these men to be responsible for the temple storerooms]

Note 3 topic: translate-names

שֶׁלֶמְיָ֨ה הַ⁠כֹּהֵ֜ן וְ⁠צָד֣וֹק הַ⁠סּוֹפֵ֗ר וּ⁠פְדָיָה֙ מִן־הַ⁠לְוִיִּ֔ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I,appointed_as_treasurers on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in storehouses Shelem^yāh the=priest/officer and,Zadok the,scribe and,Pedaiah from/more_than the,Levites and_[was],on hand_of,their Ḩānān son_of Zakkūr son_of Mattan^yāh that/for/because/then/when faithful considered and_[was],on,them to,distribute to,brothers_of,their )

Shelemiah, Zadok, and Pedaiah are the names of men. As in [8:1](../08/01.md), where the word refers to Ezra, scribe means a teacher who has carefully studied the Law of Moses. From the Levites means that Pedaiah was one of the Levites. Alternate translation: [Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah the Levite]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠עַל־יָדָ֔⁠ם

and_[was],on hand_of,their

At their hand is a figurative way of saying assisting them. Alternate translation: [I appointed to be their assistant]

Note 5 topic: translate-names

חָנָ֥ן בֶּן־זַכּ֖וּר בֶּן־מַתַּנְיָ֑ה

Ḩānān (Some words not found in UHB: and,I,appointed_as_treasurers on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in storehouses Shelem^yāh the=priest/officer and,Zadok the,scribe and,Pedaiah from/more_than the,Levites and_[was],on hand_of,their Ḩānān son_of Zakkūr son_of Mattan^yāh that/for/because/then/when faithful considered and_[was],on,them to,distribute to,brothers_of,their )

Hanan is the name of a man, Zaccur is the name of his father, and Mattaniah is the name of his grandfather.

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

כִּ֤י

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I,appointed_as_treasurers on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in storehouses Shelem^yāh the=priest/officer and,Zadok the,scribe and,Pedaiah from/more_than the,Levites and_[was],on hand_of,their Ḩānān son_of Zakkūr son_of Mattan^yāh that/for/because/then/when faithful considered and_[was],on,them to,distribute to,brothers_of,their )

In this context, the conjunction For indicates that the sentence it introduces explains the reason for what the previous sentence described. Alternate translation: [I appointed them because]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

נֶאֱמָנִים֙ נֶחְשָׁ֔בוּ

faithful (Some words not found in UHB: and,I,appointed_as_treasurers on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in storehouses Shelem^yāh the=priest/officer and,Zadok the,scribe and,Pedaiah from/more_than the,Levites and_[was],on hand_of,their Ḩānān son_of Zakkūr son_of Mattan^yāh that/for/because/then/when faithful considered and_[was],on,them to,distribute to,brothers_of,their )

If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this with an active form, and you could say who did the action. Alternate translation: [Everyone recognized that they were honest men]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וַ⁠עֲלֵי⁠הֶ֖ם לַ⁠חֲלֹ֥ק לַ⁠אֲחֵי⁠הֶֽם

and_[was],on,them to,distribute to,brothers_of,their

In this context, brother seems to be a figurative way of saying fellow priests and Levites, although it is possible that some of the biological brothers of the men listed were included in this group. Apportion means give the portions, meaning the support as described in [13:10](../13/10.md). Alternate translation: [their responsibility was to make sure that their fellow priests and Levites received the support that the law commanded the Israelites to provide]