OET interlinear NUM 7:85

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים וּ⁠מֵאָ֗ה הַ⁠קְּעָרָ֤ה הָֽ⁠אַחַת֙ כֶּ֔סֶף וְ⁠שִׁבְעִ֖ים הַ⁠מִּזְרָ֣ק הָ⁠אֶחָ֑ד

thirty and,one_hundred the,dish the=one(f) silver and=seventy the,bowl the=one

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 these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [The one silver bowl weighed 130 shekels, and the one basin weighed 70 shekels]

Note 2 topic: translate-bweight

שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים וּ⁠מֵאָ֗ה

thirty and,one_hundred

These 130 shekels came to about one and one-half kilograms or about three and one-third pounds of silver. See how you translated this weight in [7:13](../07/13.md). 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 3 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

הַ⁠קְּעָרָ֤ה הָֽ⁠אַחַת֙ כֶּ֔סֶף & הַ⁠מִּזְרָ֣ק הָ⁠אֶחָ֑ד

the,dish the=one(f) silver & the,bowl the=one

Here, the one silver bowl and the one basin represent each of the silver bowls and basins in general, not just two of them. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use expressions that would be more natural in your language. Alternate translation: [each silver bowl … each basin]

Note 4 topic: translate-bweight

וְ⁠שִׁבְעִ֖ים

and=seventy

These 70 shekels came to about four-fifths of a kilogram or 1.75 pounds of silver. See how you translated this weight in [7:13](../07/13.md). 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 5 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

כֹּ֚ל כֶּ֣סֶף הַ⁠כֵּלִ֔ים אַלְפַּ֥יִם וְ⁠אַרְבַּע־מֵא֖וֹת

all silver_of the=vessels thousand and=four hundreds

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 these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [All the silver of the vessels weighed 2,400 shekels]

Note 6 topic: translate-bweight

אַלְפַּ֥יִם וְ⁠אַרְבַּע־מֵא֖וֹת

thousand and=four hundreds

These 2,400 shekels came to about 27 kilograms or 60 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 7 topic: translate-numbers

אַלְפַּ֥יִם וְ⁠אַרְבַּע־מֵא֖וֹת

thousand and=four hundreds

Translate the number 2,400 according to the conventions of your own language and culture. Alternate translation: [two thousand four hundred]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

בְּ⁠שֶׁ֥קֶל הַ⁠קֹּֽדֶשׁ

by,the_shekel_of of,the_holy_place

The author is using the possessive form to describe a shekel that is 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 how you translated this phrase in [7:13](../07/13.md). Alternate translation: [in the shekel that is used in the holy place]