OET interlinear NUM 8:17

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

בָּ⁠אָדָ֖ם וּ⁠בַ⁠בְּהֵמָ֑ה

among,humankind and=on/over=cattle/livestock

Here, man and animal represent people and animals in general, not specific people or animals. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use expressions that would be more natural in your language. Alternate translation: [among the men and among the animals]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

בָּ⁠אָדָ֖ם

among,humankind

Here the masculine term man has a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use language in your translation that is clearly inclusive of both men and women. Alternate translation: [among the human]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בְּ⁠י֗וֹם הַכֹּתִ֤⁠י

in/on=day I,struck_down

The expression On the day of is a common expression of his culture to mean “at the time when.” 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: [At the time when I struck down]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הַכֹּתִ֤⁠י

I,struck_down

By my striking down, God means when he killed all the firstborn sons of the Egyptians. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. See the discussion of the term “struck” in the Introduction to Numbers. Alternate translation: [my slaying]