OET interlinear NUM 16:47

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וַ⁠יִּקַּ֨ח אַהֲרֹ֜ן

and=he/it_took ʼAhₐron

The author is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [And Aaron took a censer with fire in it]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠הִנֵּ֛ה

and=see/lo/see!

The author is using the term behold to focus his listeners’ attention on what he is about to say. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. Alternate translation: [And indeed]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

הַ⁠נֶּ֖גֶף

the,plague

The author is not referring to a specific, known plague. He means a sickness or disease that had already begun. 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]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ⁠יִּתֵּן֙ אֶֽת־הַ⁠קְּטֹ֔רֶת

and=he/it_gave DOM the,incense

The implication is that Aaron put the incense on the fire in the censer. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [And he put the incense on the fire in the censer]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וַ⁠יְכַפֵּ֖ר עַל־הָ⁠עָֽם

and,he_made_atonement on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,people

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 he offered the incense to restore the people to Yahweh]