OET interlinear NUM 11:32

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וַ⁠יָּ֣קָם הָ⁠עָ֡ם

and=he/it_rose_up the,people

The author is using rose as a common expression of his culture to mean “got up and started working.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [And the people worked]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

וְ⁠כֹ֣ל ׀ י֣וֹם הַֽ⁠מָּחֳרָ֗ת

and=all/each/any/every day of,the_next_day

It might seem that the expression the day of contains extra information that would not be natural to express in your language. If so, you could shorten it. Alternate translation: [and all the next day]

Note 3 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

אֶת־הַ⁠שְּׂלָ֔ו

DOM the,quail

In this verse, the word quail is singular in form, but it refers to all the birds as a group. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use the plural form of “quail.” Alternate translation: [the quail birds]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הַ⁠מַּמְעִ֕יט אָסַ֖ף עֲשָׂרָ֣ה חֳמָרִ֑ים

the_[one,who]_made_little gathered ten homers

The implication is that even the person who gathered the least amount still gathered a very large quantity of quail. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [Even the one making little gathered very much: ten homers]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

הַ⁠מַּמְעִ֕יט

the_[one,who]_made_little

The phrase making little is a common expression of this culture that means “doing the least work” or “gathering the least amount.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [The one who did the least work]

Note 6 topic: translate-bvolume

עֲשָׂרָ֣ה חֳמָרִ֑ים

ten homers

The term homer was equivalent to 220 liters or about 6.5 bushels. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could express this in terms of modern measurements, either in the text or in a footnote.

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / extrainfo

וַ⁠יִּשְׁטְח֤וּ לָ⁠הֶם֙ שָׁט֔וֹחַ סְבִיב֖וֹת הַֽ⁠מַּחֲנֶֽה

and,they_spread_[them]_out to/for=them to_spread all_around_of the,camp

The author does not state why the people spread the quails around the camp. Some scholars think that they did this so that the meat from the quails would dry out and last longer. However, it is not certain that this is why they spread them out. So it is recommended that you do not explain in your translation why they spread out the quails. You could include possible interpretations in a footnote if that would be helpful to your readers.

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / reduplication

וַ⁠יִּשְׁטְח֤וּ & שָׁט֔וֹחַ

and,they_spread_[them]_out & to_spread

The author is repeating forms of the verb spread in order to intensify his expression of the idea that it conveys. If your language can repeat words for intensification, it would be appropriate to do that here in your translation. If not, your language may have another way of expressing the intensification. Alternate translation: [And they spread widely]

Note 9 topic: writing-pronouns

לָ⁠הֶם֙

to/for=them

The pronoun them refers to the Israelites who gathered the quails. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [for themselves]