OET interlinear NUM 7:13

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-unknown

קַֽעֲרַת־כֶּ֣סֶף אַחַ֗ת

plate_of silver one(fs)

A silver dish is a kind of large bowl made out of silver, although its exact shape is uncertain. If your readers would not be familiar with what a silver dish 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: [one deep silver bowl]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים וּ⁠מֵאָה֮ מִשְׁקָלָ⁠הּ֒

thirty and,one_hundred weight_of,its

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 “shekels” from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [its weight was 130 shekels]

Note 3 topic: translate-bweight

שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים וּ⁠מֵאָה֮ מִשְׁקָלָ⁠הּ֒

thirty and,one_hundred weight_of,its

These 130 shekels came to about one and one-half kilograms or about three and one-third pounds of silver. In your translation, you could use the ancient measurement and spell the word “shekel” the way it sounds in your language. You could also use the metric measurement given in the UST or use the measurement that your language and culture customarily use. Alternatively, you could use the ancient measurement and put a modern measurement in parentheses in the text or in a footnote.

Note 4 topic: translate-unknown

מִזְרָ֤ק אֶחָד֙ כֶּ֔סֶף

basin one(ms) silver

A silver basin is a kind of jug or deep bowl used to store liquids, although its exact shape is uncertain. If your readers would not be familiar with what a silver basin 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: [one silver pitcher]

Note 5 topic: translate-bweight

שִׁבְעִ֥ים שֶׁ֖קֶל

seventy shekels

These 70 shekels came to about 800 grams or about 1.75 pounds of silver. In your translation, you could use the ancient measurement and spell the word “shekel” the way it sounds in your language. You could also use the metric measurement given in the UST or use the measurement that your language and culture customarily use. Alternatively, you could use the ancient measurement and put a modern measurement in parentheses in the text or in a footnote

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

בְּ⁠שֶׁ֣קֶל הַ⁠קֹּ֑דֶשׁ

by,the_shekel_of of,the_holy_place

The author is using the possessive form to describe a shekel that was used in the holy place. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. See the chapter introduction for more information about this shekel. Alternate translation: [in the shekel that is used in the holy place]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

שְׁנֵי⁠הֶ֣ם ׀ מְלֵאִ֗ים סֹ֛לֶת בְּלוּלָ֥ה בַ⁠שֶּׁ֖מֶן

both_of=them full_of fine_flour mixed with,oil

The expression full of flour mixed with the oil 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. Alternate translation: [the two of which he had filled with flour that he had mixed with the oil]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

בַ⁠שֶּׁ֖מֶן

with,oil

The author is not referring to a specific 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]