OET interlinear NUM 6:15

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

וְ⁠סַ֣ל מַצּ֗וֹת סֹ֤לֶת חַלֹּת֙ בְּלוּלֹ֣ת בַּ⁠שֶּׁ֔מֶן וּ⁠רְקִיקֵ֥י מַצּ֖וֹת מְשֻׁחִ֣ים בַּ⁠שָּׁ֑מֶן וּ⁠מִנְחָתָ֖⁠ם וְ⁠נִסְכֵּי⁠הֶֽם

and,a_basket_of unleavened_bread fine_flour_of cakes mixed with,oil and,wafers_of unleavened spread with,oil and,their_grain_of,offering and,their_drink_of,offerings

If it would be more natural in your language, you may want to put the information about their grain offering and their drink offerings immediately after the sacrifices mentioned in verse 14, since these offerings accompany those sacrifices. Alternate translation: [and their grain offering and their drink offerings; and a basket of unleavened bread, flour of loaves mixed with the oil and wafers of unleavened bread anointed with the oil]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

וְ⁠סַ֣ל מַצּ֗וֹת

and,a_basket_of unleavened_bread

Yahweh is using the possessive form to describe a basket that is characterized by having unleavened bread in it. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [and a basket full of unleavened bread]

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

וְ⁠סַ֣ל

and,a_basket_of

A basket is a kind of container used to hold and carry things. If your readers would not be familiar with what a basket is, you could use the name of a similar thing that your readers would recognize, or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: [and a box]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

מַצּ֗וֹת סֹ֤לֶת חַלֹּת֙ בְּלוּלֹ֣ת בַּ⁠שֶּׁ֔מֶן וּ⁠רְקִיקֵ֥י מַצּ֖וֹת מְשֻׁחִ֣ים בַּ⁠שָּׁ֑מֶן

unleavened_bread fine_flour_of cakes mixed with,oil and,wafers_of unleavened spread with,oil

The implication is that there were two distinct types of unleavened bread in the basket - loaves mixed with oil and wafers anointed with oil. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [unleavened bread of two types, both flour of loaves mixed with the oil and wafers of unleavened bread anointed with the oil]

Note 5 topic: translate-unknown

סֹ֤לֶת חַלֹּת֙ בְּלוּלֹ֣ת בַּ⁠שֶּׁ֔מֶן וּ⁠רְקִיקֵ֥י מַצּ֖וֹת מְשֻׁחִ֣ים בַּ⁠שָּׁ֑מֶן

fine_flour_of cakes mixed with,oil and,wafers_of unleavened spread with,oil

The phrase flour of loaves mixed with the oil refers to thick loaves of bread in which oil was mixed before cooking. The phrase wafers of unleavened bread anointed with the oil refers to thin loaves of bread on which oil was spread after cooking. If your readers would not be familiar with these kinds of bread, you could use the names of similar things that your readers would recognize, or you could use more general terms. Alternate translation: [thick loaves made from flour and oil and thin loaves spread with oil]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

סֹ֤לֶת חַלֹּת֙

fine_flour_of cakes

Yahweh is using the possessive form to describe loaves that are characterized by flour. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [loaves made of flour]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

בְּלוּלֹ֣ת

mixed

The expression mixed is a passive verbal form. If your language would not use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who does the action, the context indicates that it is whoever cooked the bread. Alternate translation: [that someone has mixed]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

בַּ⁠שֶּׁ֔מֶן & בַּ⁠שָּׁ֑מֶן

with,oil & with,oil

Yahweh is not referring to specific portions of oil. He means oil in general. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use an expression that would be more natural in your language. Alternate translation: [with oil … with oil]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

מְשֻׁחִ֣ים

spread

The expression anointed is a passive verbal form. If your language would not use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who does the action, the context indicates that it is whoever cooked the bread. Alternate translation: [that someone has anointed]

Note 10 topic: writing-pronouns

וּ⁠מִנְחָתָ֖⁠ם וְ⁠נִסְכֵּי⁠הֶֽם

and,their_grain_of,offering and,their_drink_of,offerings

The pronoun their refers to the grain offerings and drink offerings that go with the sacrificial animals mentioned in verse 14. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [and the grain offering and drink offerings for each of those sacrifices]

Note 11 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

וּ⁠מִנְחָתָ֖⁠ם

and,their_grain_of,offering

In this verse, the word grain offering is singular in form, but it refers to all the grain offerings as a group. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use the plural form of “grain offering.” Alternate translation: [and their grain offerings]