OET interlinear NUM 16:17

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

וּ⁠קְח֣וּ ׀ אִ֣ישׁ מַחְתָּת֗⁠וֹ וּ⁠נְתַתֶּ֤ם עֲלֵי⁠הֶם֙ קְטֹ֔רֶת וְ⁠הִקְרַבְתֶּ֞ם לִ⁠פְנֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ אִ֣ישׁ מַחְתָּת֔⁠וֹ חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים וּ⁠מָאתַ֖יִם מַחְתֹּ֑ת

and,take (a)_man censer_of,his and,you(pl)_will_put on,them incense and,you(pl)_will_bring_near to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH (a)_man censer_of,his fifty and=two_hundreds censers

It might seem that the second occurrence of the expression a man his censer contains extra information that would not be natural to express in your language. If so, you could shorten it. Alternate translation: [And take a man his censer, and put incense on them, and present to the face of Yahweh, 250 censers]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וּ⁠קְח֣וּ ׀ אִ֣ישׁ מַחְתָּת֗⁠וֹ

and,take (a)_man censer_of,his

Moses is using take a man his censer as a common expression of his culture to mean “each man must take his censer.” 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 all the men must take their censers]

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

מַחְתָּת֗⁠וֹ & מַחְתָּת֔⁠וֹ & מַחְתֹּ֑ת & מַחְתָּתֽ⁠וֹ

censer_of,his & censer_of,his & censers & censer_of,his

A censer is a kind of metal container used for burning incense. If your readers would not be familiar with what a censer is, you could use a more general term or explain it in a footnote. See how you translated censer in [verse 6](../16/06.md). Alternate translation: [his container for incense … his container for incense … containers for incense … his container for incense]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לִ⁠פְנֵ֤י יְהוָה֙

to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH

Here, to the face of represents being in front of Yahweh. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [before Yahweh]

Note 5 topic: translate-numbers

חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים וּ⁠מָאתַ֖יִם

fifty and=two_hundreds

Translate this number according to the conventions of your own language and culture. Alternate translation: [two hundred and fifty]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אִ֣ישׁ מַחְתָּת֗⁠וֹ & אִ֣ישׁ מַחְתָּת֔⁠וֹ

(a)_man censer_of,his & (a)_man censer_of,his

Moses is using a man his censer as a common expression of his culture to mean “each person with his own censer.” 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: [all the men with their censers … each with your own censer]