OET interlinear NUM 1:53

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לְ⁠מִשְׁכַּ֣ן הָ⁠עֵדֻ֔ת & מִשְׁכַּ֥ן הָ⁠עֵדֽוּת

to,tabernacle_of the,testimony & tabernacle_of the,testimony

See how you translated this phrase in [1:50](../01/50.md).

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠לֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֣ה קֶ֔צֶף עַל־עֲדַ֖ת בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל

and=not will_belong severe_anger on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in community_of sons_of Yisrael

Here Yahweh speaks of wrath as if it were an object that could be on a person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and the congregation of the sons of Israel will not experience wrath”

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

וְ⁠לֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֣ה קֶ֔צֶף

and=not will_belong severe_anger

Here, and introduces the result of obeying the instructions stated in the previous clause. Use the most natural way in your language to indicate results. You may need to start a new sentence. Alternate translation: “which will result in wrath not being” or “If you do this, then wrath will not be”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וְ⁠לֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֣ה קֶ֔צֶף

and=not will_belong severe_anger

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of wrath, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “and Yahweh will not be wrathful”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

עֲדַ֖ת בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל

community_of sons_of Yisrael

See how you translated this phrase in [1:2](../01/02.md).

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠שָׁמְרוּ֙ הַ⁠לְוִיִּ֔ם אֶת־מִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת

and,keep the,Levites DOM duty_of

In this verse, keep and keeping refer to performing duties to take care of the Dwelling of the Testimony. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “And the Levites shall perform duties for”

Note 7 topic: writing-poetry

וְ⁠שָׁמְרוּ֙ הַ⁠לְוִיִּ֔ם אֶת־מִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת

and,keep the,Levites DOM duty_of

The phrase keep the keeping is a construction in which a verb and its object are related words. You may be able to use the same construction in your language to express the meaning here. Alternatively, your language may have another way of showing the emphasis.

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

הָ⁠עֵדֽוּת

the,testimony

The direct speech that began in [1:49](../01/49.md) ends at the end of this verse. Consider natural ways of ending direct quotations in your language.