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

(ʼₑmor ʼel-ʼelˊāzār ben-ʼahₐron ha⁠kkohēn və⁠yārēm ʼet-ha⁠mmaḩtot mi⁠bēyn ha⁠ssərēfāh və⁠ʼet-hā⁠ʼēsh zərēh-hāləʼāh kiy qādēshū)

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

(ʼₑmor ʼel-ʼelˊāzār ben-ʼahₐron ha⁠kkohēn və⁠yārēm ʼet-ha⁠mmaḩtot mi⁠bēyn ha⁠ssərēfāh və⁠ʼet & zərēh)

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

(ʼet-ha⁠mmaḩtot)

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

(mi⁠bēyn ha⁠ssərēfāh)

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

(və⁠ʼet-hā⁠ʼēsh zərēh)

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

(hā⁠ʼēsh)

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

(hāləʼāh)

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]