OET interlinear NUM 15:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

וְ⁠כִֽי־תַעֲשֶׂ֥ה

and=because/when prepare

The word you is singular here because it refers to any individual Israelite who makes an offering. So use the singular form in your translation if your language marks that distinction.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בֶן־בָּקָ֖ר

son_of bull

Here, the author is speaking as if a young bull were actually a son of cattle. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [a bull that is young]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אוֹ־זָ֑בַח

or sacrifice

The implication is that this sacrifice could be any kind of sacrifice other than a burnt offering. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. See how you translated “sacrifice” in [verse 3](../15/03.md). Alternate translation: [or another kind of sacrifice]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

לְ⁠פַלֵּא־נֶ֥דֶר

to,fulfill (a)_vow

The author is using to make extraordinary a vow as a common expression of his culture to mean “to fulfill a vow.” 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. See how you translated this phrase in [verse 3](../15/03.md). Alternate translation: [to fulfill a vow]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

לַֽ⁠יהוָֽה

to/for=YHWH

Yahweh is speaking of himself in the third person as Yahweh. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this in the first person. Alternate translation: [to me]