OET interlinear NUM 16:40

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

זִכָּר֞וֹן לִ⁠בְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לְ֠מַעַן אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹֽא־יִקְרַ֜ב אִ֣ישׁ זָ֗ר אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹ֣א מִ⁠זֶּ֤רַע אַהֲרֹן֙ ה֔וּא לְ⁠הַקְטִ֥יר קְטֹ֖רֶת לִ⁠פְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְ⁠לֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֤ה כְ⁠קֹ֨רַח֙ וְ⁠כַ֣⁠עֲדָת֔⁠וֹ כַּ⁠אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה בְּ⁠יַד־מֹשֶׁ֖ה לֽ⁠וֹ

reminder for,the_people_of Yisrael that which/who not approach (a)_man unauthorized which/who not [is]_one,of_the_offspring_of ʼAhₐron he/it to,make_smoke incense to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH and=not will_belong like,Korah and,like,company_of,his just=as he/it_had_said YHWH by,the_hand_of Mosheh to=him/it

If it would be more natural in your language, you may want to put the information about how Yahweh spoke in the hand of Moses with the information about how Eleazar was instructed before indicating that the plating would serve as a memorial to prevent unauthorized people from offering incense. Alternate translation: [just as Yahweh spoke in the hand of Moses to him. They became a memorial for the sons of Israel, so that a strange man, who is not from the seed of Aaron, shall not come near to cause incense to become smoke to the face of Yahweh, and he shall not be like Korah and like his congregation]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אִ֣ישׁ זָ֗ר

(a)_man unauthorized

Here, strange describes a person as if he were a foreigner when he actually is simply someone who is not authorized to perform the duties of a priest. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. See how you translated the similar phrase “strange fire” in Numbers 3:4. Alternate translation: [an unauthorized man]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מִ⁠זֶּ֤רַע אַהֲרֹן֙

[is]_one,of_the_offspring_of ʼAhₐron

Here, the author is speaking as if Aaron’s descendants were actually his seed. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [from the offspring of Aaron]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לִ⁠פְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה

to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH

Here, to the face of Yahweh 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: grammar-connect-logic-result

וְ⁠לֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֤ה

and=not will_belong

The phrase and he shall not be indicates that what follows is a result of what came before. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that what follows is a result of what came before. Alternate translation: [lest he be] or [and so he shall not be]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כְ⁠קֹ֨רַח֙ וְ⁠כַ֣⁠עֲדָת֔⁠וֹ

like,Korah and,like,company_of,his

The point of this comparison is that just as Korah and his congregation were punished for approaching God inappropriately, so would anyone else be who violated this command. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [punished as Korah and his congregation were]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

וְ⁠כַ֣⁠עֲדָת֔⁠וֹ

and,like,company_of,his

The author is using the possessive form to describe a congregation that is characterized by following Korah. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. See how you translated the similar form in verse 5. Alternate translation: [the people who joined him]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בְּ⁠יַד־מֹשֶׁ֖ה

by,the_hand_of Mosheh

The author is using in the hand of as a common expression of the culture to mean “under the supervision of” or “through.” 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 the similar phrase in 4:37. Alternate translation: [under the supervision of Moses]

Note 9 topic: writing-pronouns

לֽ⁠וֹ

to=him/it

The pronoun him refers to Eleazar. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [to Eleazar]