OET interlinear NUM 5:17

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠לָקַ֧ח הַ⁠כֹּהֵ֛ן מַ֥יִם קְדֹשִׁ֖ים בִּ⁠כְלִי־חָ֑רֶשׂ

and=he/it_will_take the=priest/officer waters holy in,a_vessel_of clay

The implication is that the priest must first get water that was set apart for sacred use and then put it in a clay pot. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [And the priest shall fill a vessel of clay with holy water]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וּ⁠מִן־הֶֽ⁠עָפָ֗ר & יִקַּ֥ח הַ⁠כֹּהֵ֖ן

and=from the,dust & take the=priest/officer

Yahweh is using take from the dust as a common expression of his culture to mean “take some of the dust.” 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: [and the priest shall take some of the dust]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠נָתַ֥ן אֶל־הַ⁠מָּֽיִם

and=he/it_gave to/towards the=waters

Here, Yahweh could mean that the priest should: (1) mix the dust in with the water. Alternate translation: [and he shall mix it into the water] (2) pour the dust on top of the water. Alternate translation: [and he shall pour it onto the water]