OET interlinear NUM 18:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

וַ⁠אֲנִ֗י הִנֵּ֤ה לָקַ֨חְתִּי֙

and,I see/lo/see! selected

The pronoun I refers to Yahweh, who uses this emphatic form to stress his personal action. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [And I, your God, have taken]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

אֶת־אֲחֵי⁠כֶ֣ם

DOM brothers_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 3 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל

sons_of Yisrael

See how you translated the similar expression in [18:5](../18/05.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לָ⁠כֶ֞ם מַתָּנָ֤ה נְתֻנִים֙ לַֽ⁠יהוָ֔ה

to/for=you(pl) gift dedicated to/for=YHWH

Here Yahweh is speaking of the Levites as if they were a gift. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [assigned to help you, dedicated to Yahweh]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

לָ⁠כֶ֞ם מַתָּנָ֤ה

to/for=you(pl) gift

The word you 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 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

נְתֻנִים֙ לַֽ⁠יהוָ֔ה

dedicated to/for=YHWH

The expression given to Yahweh is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [whom Yahweh has received as his own]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אֶת עֲבֹדַ֖ת אֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵֽד

DOM DOM service_of tent/house meeting

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of service, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the work of the tent of meeting]