OET interlinear NUM 16:46

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

קַ֣ח אֶת־הַ֠⁠מַּחְתָּה וְ⁠תֶן־עָלֶ֨י⁠הָ אֵ֜שׁ מֵ⁠עַ֤ל הַ⁠מִּזְבֵּ֨חַ֙ וְ⁠שִׂ֣ים קְטֹ֔רֶת וְ⁠הוֹלֵ֧ךְ מְהֵרָ֛ה אֶל־הָ⁠עֵדָ֖ה וְ⁠כַפֵּ֣ר עֲלֵי⁠הֶ֑ם כִּֽי־יָצָ֥א הַ⁠קֶּ֛צֶף מִ⁠לִּ⁠פְנֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה הֵחֵ֥ל הַ⁠נָּֽגֶף

take DOM the,censer and,put on/upon=it(f) fire from=under the,altar and,set incense and,take_[it] quickly to/towards the,congregation and,make_atonement on,them that/for/because/then/when he/it_went_forth (the),wrath from=to/for=face/front/presence YHWH he/it_began the,plague

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these clauses, since the second set of clauses (the wrath has gone out from to the face of Yahweh. The plague has begun) gives the reason for the result that the first set of clauses describes (Take the censer, and put fire on it from upon the altar, and set incense, and bring it quickly to the congregation, and make atonement for them). Alternate translation: [The wrath has gone out from to the face of Yahweh. The plague has begun. Because of that, take the censer, and put fire on it from upon the altar, and set incense, and bring it quickly to the congregation, and make atonement for them]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אֶת־הַ֠⁠מַּחְתָּה

DOM the,censer

The implication is that this is the same censer Aaron had used earlier when offering incense (see [Numbers 16:6–7](../16/06.md)). You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [your censer] or [the censer you used earlier]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אֵ֜שׁ

fire

Here, fire represents burning coals from the altar. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. See how you translated the similar form in [verse 7](../16/07.md). Alternate translation: [embers]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

מֵ⁠עַ֤ל הַ⁠מִּזְבֵּ֨חַ֙

from=under the,altar

By from upon the altar, Moses means from the altar of sacrifice where the sacred fire was kept burning. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [from upon the altar of sacrifice]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / go

וְ⁠הוֹלֵ֧ךְ

and,take_[it]

In a context such as this, your language might say “take” instead of bring. Alternate translation: [and take it]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וְ⁠כַפֵּ֣ר עֲלֵי⁠הֶ֑ם

and,make_atonement on,them

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of atonement, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [and offer the incense to restore them to Yahweh]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יָצָ֥א הַ⁠קֶּ֛צֶף

he/it_went_forth (the),wrath

Here, Moses is speaking of the wrath as if it were something that could physically move out from God. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Yahweh is angry and has sent punishment]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

מִ⁠לִּ⁠פְנֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה

from=to/for=face/front/presence YHWH

Here, from to the face of Yahweh represents coming from Yahweh’s presence. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [from Yahweh’s presence]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

הַ⁠נָּֽגֶף

the,plague

Moses is not referring to a specific, known plague. He means a plague that is happening. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use an expression that would be more natural in your language. Alternate translation: [A plague]