OET interlinear NUM 3:13

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בְּ⁠יוֹם֩ הַכֹּתִ֨⁠י

in/on=day I,struck_down

See how you translated this phrase in 3:1.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הַכֹּתִ֨⁠י

I,struck_down

By striking down, Yahweh means that he killed the firstborn Egyptians. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. See the discussion of the term “struck” in the Introduction to Numbers. Alternate translation: [my slaying]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל

in,Israel

Here, Israel refers to the people who descended from Israel. See the discussion of this in the book introduction.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

מֵ⁠אָדָ֖ם עַד־בְּהֵמָ֑ה

from=humankind until cattle/livestock

The expression from man up to animal is a common expression of this culture to mean “both humans and animals.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [both men and animals]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

מֵ⁠אָדָ֖ם

from=humankind

Here the masculine term man has a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use language in your translation that is clearly inclusive of both men and women. Alternate translation: [from human]