OET interlinear NUM 18:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-quotations

וַ⁠יֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶֽל אַהֲרֹ֔ן

and=he/it_said YHWH to/near ʼAhₐron

The phrase And Yahweh said to Aaron introduces a direct quotation. Use a natural way of introducing direct quotations in your language.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

אַתָּ֗ה וּ⁠בָנֶ֤י⁠ךָ וּ⁠בֵית־אָבִ֨י⁠ךָ֙ אִתָּ֔⁠ךְ תִּשְׂא֖וּ אֶת־עֲוֺ֣ן הַ⁠מִּקְדָּ֑שׁ וְ⁠אַתָּה֙ וּ⁠בָנֶ֣י⁠ךָ אִתָּ֔⁠ךְ

you(ms) and,sons_of,your and,the_house_of I_will_show=you(ms) with,you bear DOM iniquity_of of,the_sanctuary and=you(ms) and,sons_of,your with,you

Here, you is singular. It refers to Aaron, so use the singular form in your translation if your language marks that distinction.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וּ⁠בֵית־אָבִ֨י⁠ךָ֙

and,the_house_of I_will_show=you(ms)

The phrase house of your father could refer to: (1) the clan of Kohath, one of the three major clans within the tribe of Levi. Aaron belonged to this clan. This is how the phrase “house of a father” is used in Numbers 3–4. Alternate translation: [and your ancestral family, the Kohathites,] (2) the tribe of Levi as a whole. This is how the phrase “house of a father” is used in Numbers 17. Alternate translation: [and your tribe, the Levites,]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

תִּשְׂא֖וּ אֶת עֲוֺ֣ן הַ⁠מִּקְדָּ֑שׁ

bear DOM iniquity_of of,the_sanctuary

Yahweh is using shall lift up the iniquity of the holy place as a common expression of the culture to mean “shall be responsible for any offenses against the holy place.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [shall be responsible for any offenses against the holy place]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אֶת עֲוֺ֣ן הַ⁠מִּקְדָּ֑שׁ

DOM iniquity_of of,the_sanctuary

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of iniquity, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the wrong done against the holy place]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הַ⁠מִּקְדָּ֑שׁ

of,the_sanctuary

The phrase the holy place could refer to: (1) the sacred objects that were inside the holy place. This is what the phrase means in 10:21. Alternate translation: [the things that belong in the holy place] (2) the sacred tent itself. This is what the phrase means in 3:38. Alternate translation: [the sacred tent]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

תִּשְׂא֖וּ אֶת עֲוֺ֥ן כְּהֻנַּתְ⁠כֶֽם

bear DOM bear DOM iniquity_of your_priesthood_of,your(pl)

Yahweh is using shall lift up the iniquity of your priesthood as a common expression of the culture to mean “shall be responsible for any offenses relating to your priestly duties.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [shall be responsible for any offenses relating to your priestly duties]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אֶת עֲוֺ֥ן כְּהֻנַּתְ⁠כֶֽם

DOM DOM iniquity_of your_priesthood_of,your(pl)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of iniquity, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the wrongs of your priestly duties]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

כְּהֻנַּתְ⁠כֶֽם

your_priesthood_of,your(pl)

The word your is plural here because it refers to Aaron and his sons. So use the plural form in your translation if your language marks that distinction.

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אִתָּ֔⁠ךְ תִּשְׂא֖וּ אֶת עֲוֺ֣ן הַ⁠מִּקְדָּ֑שׁ

with,you bear DOM iniquity_of of,the_sanctuary

Yahweh is using shall lift up the iniquity of the holy place as a common expression of the culture to mean “you will be responsible for any offenses committed against the sanctuary.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [shall be accountable for any wrongs committed in the holy place]