OET interlinear NUM 6:7

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

לְ⁠אָבִ֣י⁠ו וּ⁠לְ⁠אִמּ֗⁠וֹ לְ⁠אָחִי⁠ו֙ וּ⁠לְ⁠אַ֣חֹת֔⁠וֹ לֹא־יִטַּמָּ֥א לָ⁠הֶ֖ם בְּ⁠מֹתָ֑⁠ם כִּ֛י נֵ֥זֶר אֱלֹהָ֖י⁠ו עַל־רֹאשֽׁ⁠וֹ

for,father_of,his and,for,mother_of,his for,brother_of,his and,for,sister_of,his not defile to/for=them when,die_of,they that/for/because/then/when separation_of his/its=god on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in his/its=head

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since because the separation of his God is upon his head gives the reason for the result that For his father and for his mother, for his brother and for his sister, he shall not make himself unclean for them in their death describes. Alternate translation: [Since the separation of his God is upon his head, he shall not make himself unclean for his father and for his mother, for his brother and for his sister, in their death.]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

לְ⁠אָבִ֣י⁠ו וּ⁠לְ⁠אִמּ֗⁠וֹ לְ⁠אָחִי⁠ו֙ וּ⁠לְ⁠אַ֣חֹת֔⁠וֹ לֹא־יִטַּמָּ֥א לָ⁠הֶ֖ם בְּ⁠מֹתָ֑⁠ם

for,father_of,his and,for,mother_of,his for,brother_of,his and,for,sister_of,his not defile to/for=them when,die_of,they

If it would be more natural in your language, you may want to put the information about making himself unclean before the list of relatives (his father and for his mother, for his brother and for his sister). Alternate translation: [He shall not make himself unclean for his father and for his mother, for his brother and for his sister, in their death]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לְ⁠אָבִ֣י⁠ו וּ⁠לְ⁠אִמּ֗⁠וֹ לְ⁠אָחִי⁠ו֙ וּ⁠לְ⁠אַ֣חֹת֔⁠וֹ

for,father_of,his and,for,mother_of,his for,brother_of,his and,for,sister_of,his

Here, Yahweh refers to a person’s closest relatives to refer to any close relatives. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [For any close relatives, even his father, mother, brother, and sister]

Note 4 topic: translate-kinship

לְ⁠אָחִי⁠ו֙ וּ⁠לְ⁠אַ֣חֹת֔⁠וֹ

for,brother_of,his and,for,sister_of,his

The terms brother and sister include both older and younger siblings. Your language may have its own term or expression for this relationship. Alternate translation: [for any brother or sister]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לֹא־יִטַּמָּ֥א לָ⁠הֶ֖ם

not defile to/for=them

By he shall not make himself unclean for them, Yahweh means he must not participate in funeral rituals or come near the dead bodies of even his closest relatives. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [he shall not make himself unclean for them by coming close to them]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בְּ⁠מֹתָ֑⁠ם

when,die_of,they

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of death, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [when they die]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

נֵ֥זֶר אֱלֹהָ֖י⁠ו

separation_of his/its=god

Here, separation represents the hair that a Nazirite grew to show his dedication to God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [the hair that represents the separation of his God]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

נֵ֥זֶר אֱלֹהָ֖י⁠ו

separation_of his/its=god

Yahweh is using the possessive form to describe a separation that is directed toward his God. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the separation for his God’s sake]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

נֵ֥זֶר אֱלֹהָ֖י⁠ו

separation_of his/its=god

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of separation, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [how he separated himself for his God]