OET interlinear NUM 10:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

וּ⁠תְקַעְתֶּ֤ם

and,you(pl)_will_give_a_blast

The word you is plural here because Yahweh is addressing all the Israelites along with Moses. So use the plural form in your translation if your language marks that distinction.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וּ⁠תְקַעְתֶּ֤ם

and,you(pl)_will_give_a_blast

By you shall blow, Yahweh means that the priests shall blow the trumpets, as stated in 10:8. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. See how you translated this phrase in 10:5. Alternate translation: [and you shall have the priests blow]

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

תְּרוּעָה֙ שֵׁנִ֔ית & תְּרוּעָ֥ה

alarm second & alarm

The term alarm refers to a kind of trumpet signal. If your readers would not be familiar with what an alarm is, you could use the name of a similar thing that your readers would recognize, or you could use a more general term like “signal” or “loud blast.” See how you translated the word alarm in 10:5. Alternate translation: [a second signal … a signal] or [a second loud blast … a loud blast]

Note 4 topic: translate-ordinal

תְּרוּעָה֙ שֵׁנִ֔ית

alarm second

If your language would not represent a number in a form such as a second alarm, you could represent this number in a form that your language would use. Alternate translation: [alarm two]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

הַֽ⁠מַּחֲנ֔וֹת

the,camps

See how you translated camps in 10:5. Alternate translation: [and the people in the camps]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

תֵּימָ֑נָ⁠ה

southward,on

The implication is that these were the camps located to the south of the tent of meeting. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. See how you translated the similar phrase in 10:5. Alternate translation: [to the south of the tent of meeting]

Note 7 topic: writing-pronouns

תְּרוּעָ֥ה יִתְקְע֖וּ לְ⁠מַסְעֵי⁠הֶֽם

alarm blown for,their_settings_of,out

The pronoun they refers to the priests. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. See how you translated “and they shall blow them” in 10:3. Alternate translation: [And the priests shall blow an alarm for the setting out of the camps]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

תְּרוּעָ֥ה יִתְקְע֖וּ לְ⁠מַסְעֵי⁠הֶֽם

alarm blown for,their_settings_of,out

The implication is that the same trumpet signal used for the eastern and southern camps was also to be used when the western and northern camps set out. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [They shall blow alarms for the setting out of each other camp in the same way]