OET interlinear NUM 6:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

יָמ֨וּת מֵ֤ת

dies one_dying

It might seem that the expression a dying one dies contains extra information that would not be natural to express in your language. If so, you can shorten it. Alternate translation: [a person dies]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

מֵ֤ת עָלָי⁠ו֙

one_dying on/upon/above=him/it

Yahweh is using dies upon him as a common expression of his culture to mean “dies close to him.” 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: [dies close to him]

Note 3 topic: writing-poetry

בְּ⁠פֶ֣תַע פִּתְאֹ֔ם

with,suddenness suddenly

Here Yahweh is using a construction in which two words come from the same root. You may be able to use the same construction in your language to express the meaning here. Alternatively, your language may have another way of saying this. Alternate translation: [very suddenly]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בְּ⁠פֶ֣תַע

with,suddenness

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

Note 5 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

וְ⁠טִמֵּ֖א

and,he_will_make_unclean

The word translated as and indicates that what follows is a result of what came before. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that what follows is a result of what came before. Alternate translation: [and so he makes unclean]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

רֹ֣אשׁ נִזְר֑⁠וֹ

head his_consecration_of,his

Yahweh is using the possessive form to describe a head that shows or represents his separation. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [his head that represents his separation]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

רֹ֣אשׁ נִזְר֑⁠וֹ

head his_consecration_of,his

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: [his head that represents how he made himself separate]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

רֹ֣אשׁ

head

Here, head represents the hair on the head. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [the hair on the head]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

וְ⁠גִלַּ֤ח רֹאשׁ⁠וֹ֙ בְּ⁠י֣וֹם טָהֳרָת֔⁠וֹ בַּ⁠יּ֥וֹם הַ⁠שְּׁבִיעִ֖י יְגַלְּחֶֽ⁠נּוּ

and,he_will_shave his/its=head in/on=day his_purification_of,his in_the=day the=seventh he,will_shave_it

It might seem that the expression he shall shave it contains extra information that would not be natural to express in your language. If so, you can shorten it. Alternate translation: [then he shall shave his head on the day of his purification, which is the seventh day]

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

רֹאשׁ⁠וֹ֙

his/its=head

Here, head represents the hair on the head of the Nazirite. The long hair was a visible sign of the Nazirite’s dedication to God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [the hair on his head]

Note 11 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בְּ⁠י֣וֹם טָהֳרָת֔⁠וֹ בַּ⁠יּ֥וֹם הַ⁠שְּׁבִיעִ֖י יְגַלְּחֶֽ⁠נּוּ

in/on=day his_purification_of,his in_the=day the=seventh he,will_shave_it

Yahweh assumes that readers will know that a person who becomes unclean from being near a dead body must wait seven days before being purified, according to the law in [Numbers 19:11–22](../19/11.md). You could say that explicitly if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [on the day of his purification. That is the seventh day after he was near a dead body according to the law concerning impurity from corpses, and on that day he shall shave it]

Note 12 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בְּ⁠י֣וֹם טָהֳרָת֔⁠וֹ

in/on=day his_purification_of,his

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of purification, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [on the day when he is purified]

Note 13 topic: translate-ordinal

בַּ⁠יּ֥וֹם הַ⁠שְּׁבִיעִ֖י

in_the=day the=seventh

If your language would not represent a number in a form such as the seventh day, you could represent this number in a form that your language would use. Alternate translation: [day seven]