OET interlinear NUM 16:37

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

אֱמֹ֨ר אֶל־אֶלְעָזָ֜ר בֶּן־אַהֲרֹ֣ן הַ⁠כֹּהֵ֗ן וְ⁠יָרֵ֤ם אֶת־הַ⁠מַּחְתֹּת֙ מִ⁠בֵּ֣ין הַ⁠שְּׂרֵפָ֔ה וְ⁠אֶת־הָ⁠אֵ֖שׁ זְרֵה־הָ֑לְאָה כִּ֖י קָדֵֽשׁוּ

tell to/towards ʼElˊāzār son_of ʼAhₐron the=priest/officer and,let_him_take_up DOM the,censers from,between the,burning and=DOM the,fire scatter far_and_wide that/for/because/then/when holy

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the last phrase for they are holy gives the reason for the result that the first phrases describe. Alternate translation: [The censers are holy. Because of that, say to Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, and he shall raise the censers from between the burning, and scatter the fire beyond]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

אֱמֹ֨ר אֶל־אֶלְעָזָ֜ר בֶּן־אַהֲרֹ֣ן הַ⁠כֹּהֵ֗ן וְ⁠יָרֵ֤ם אֶת־הַ⁠מַּחְתֹּת֙ מִ⁠בֵּ֣ין הַ⁠שְּׂרֵפָ֔ה וְ⁠אֶת & זְרֵה

tell to/towards ʼElˊāzār son_of ʼAhₐron the=priest/officer and,let_him_take_up DOM the,censers from,between the,burning and=DOM & scatter

If it would be more natural in your language, you could express this as a direct quotation. Alternate translation: [Tell Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, “Raise the censers from between the burning.” And scatter]

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

אֶת־הַ⁠מַּחְתֹּת֙

DOM the,censers

A censer is a kind of container used to burn 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: [the containers for incense]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

מִ⁠בֵּ֣ין הַ⁠שְּׂרֵפָ֔ה

from,between the,burning

The implication is that the censers were to be taken from among the ashes and remains of the men who had been burned up. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [from the place where the men were burned up]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠אֶת־הָ⁠אֵ֖שׁ זְרֵה

and=DOM the,fire scatter

Here, Yahweh may be commanding Moses: (1) to scatter the fire himself. Alternate translation: [and you, scatter the fire] (2) to have Eleazar scatter the fire. Alternate translation: [and he shall scatter the fire]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

הָ⁠אֵ֖שׁ

the,fire

Here, fire represents the burning coals. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [the embers]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הָ֑לְאָה

far_and_wide

Here, the word beyond could refer to: (1) an area far away from the campsite. Alternate translation: [a distance from the camp] (2) a spread out area. In other words, the coals should be scattered in many different places. Alternate translation: [far and wide] or [in many places]