OET interlinear NUM 4:49

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

עַל־פִּ֨י יְהוָ֜ה

on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in command_of YHWH

See how you translated this phrase in 3:51. Alternate translation: [as Yahweh had said]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

פָּקַ֤ד

appointed

Here the pronoun he refers generically to everyone who counted the Levites, not just one person. Use an expression for this that would be natural in your language. Alternate translation: [they counted]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בְּ⁠יַד־מֹשֶׁ֔ה

by,the_hand_of Mosheh

The author is using in the hand of as a common expression of his culture to mean “under the control of.” 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. See you how you translated the similar phrase in 4:28. Alternate translation: [under the control of]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אִ֥ישׁ אִ֛ישׁ

(a)_man (a)_man

The author is using the expression man by man as a common expression of his culture to mean “each man.” 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: [each man]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

עַל־עֲבֹדָת֖⁠וֹ

on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in service_of,his

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: [in accordance with how he serves]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וּ⁠פְקֻדָ֕י⁠ו

and,his_appointed_of,[things]

See how you translated counted ones in 4:37.

Note 7 topic: writing-pronouns

וּ⁠פְקֻדָ֕י⁠ו

and,his_appointed_of,[things]

Here, the pronoun his could refer to: (1) Moses. Alternate translation: [So these were Moses’ counted ones] (2) the tribe of Levi. Alternate translation: [So these were the counted ones of the tribe of Levi]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה

which/who commanded YHWH DOM Mosheh

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: [that Yahweh commanded Moses to count]