OET interlinear NUM 12:14

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

וְ⁠אָבִ֨י⁠הָ֙ יָרֹ֤ק יָרַק֙ בְּ⁠פָנֶ֔י⁠הָ הֲ⁠לֹ֥א תִכָּלֵ֖ם שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑ים

and,father_of,her to_spit he_spit in,face_of,her ?,not bear_~_shame seven_of days

The author is using the question form to emphasize that being spit in the face by her father would certainly humiliate her for seven days. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [And her father, spitting, spit in her face, she would be humiliated seven days.]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hypo

וְ⁠אָבִ֨י⁠הָ֙ יָרֹ֤ק יָרַק֙ בְּ⁠פָנֶ֔י⁠הָ הֲ⁠לֹ֥א תִכָּלֵ֖ם שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑ים

and,father_of,her to_spit he_spit in,face_of,her ?,not bear_~_shame seven_of days

The author says And her father, spitting, spit in her face, would she not be humiliated seven days to introduce an imaginary situation to help explain how long Miriam should be isolated outside the camp. Use a natural method in your language for introducing an imaginary situation. Alternate translation: [Imagine that her father, spitting, spit in her face. In that case, would she not be humiliated seven days]

Note 3 topic: translate-symaction

וְ⁠אָבִ֨י⁠הָ֙ יָרֹ֤ק יָרַק֙ בְּ⁠פָנֶ֔י⁠הָ

and,father_of,her to_spit he_spit in,face_of,her

Spitting in her face was a symbolic action by which her father showed that she was disgraced and unclean. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explain the significance of this action in the text of your translation or in a footnote. Alternate translation: [And her father humiliated her by spitting in her face]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / reduplication

יָרֹ֤ק יָרַק֙

to_spit he_spit

The author is repeating forms of the verb spit 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: [spit directly]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

הֲ⁠לֹ֥א תִכָּלֵ֖ם

?,not bear_~_shame

The expression would she not be humiliated is a passive verbal form. If your language would not use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [would that not cause humiliation for her]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

תִּסָּגֵ֞ר

confined

The expression she shall be shut up is a passive verbal form. If your language would not use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who does the action, the context indicates that it is the Israelites. Alternate translation: [You Israelites must shut her up]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

תִּסָּגֵ֞ר

confined

The implication is that she must be excluded from the camp, not that she must be locked up. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [She shall be banished]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

מִ⁠ח֣וּץ לַֽ⁠מַּחֲנֶ֔ה

from_[the],outside of,camp

The phrase from outside to the camp is a common expression of this culture to mean “in the area outside the camp.” 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: [in the area outside the camp]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

תֵּאָסֵֽף

brought_in_again

The expression she shall be gathered is a passive verbal form. If your language would not use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. See how you translated the similar construction in [11:30](../11/30.md). Alternate translation: [And she shall return]