OET interlinear NUM 8:19

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וָ⁠אֶתְּנָ֨⁠ה אֶת־הַ⁠לְוִיִּ֜ם נְתֻנִ֣ים

and,I,have_given DOM the,Levites gift

Here, Yahweh is speaking as if the Levites were actually given ones who were presented as gifts to Aaron and his sons. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [And I appointed the Levites as appointed ones]

Note 2 topic: writing-poetry

וָ⁠אֶתְּנָ֨⁠ה אֶת־הַ⁠לְוִיִּ֜ם נְתֻנִ֣ים

and,I,have_given DOM the,Levites gift

Yahweh is using a construction in which a verb and its object 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: [And I gave the Levites]

Note 3 topic: writing-poetry

לַ⁠עֲבֹ֞ד אֶת־עֲבֹדַ֤ת

to,serve DOM work_of

Yahweh is using a construction in which a verb and its object 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: [to serve]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אֶת־עֲבֹדַ֤ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙

DOM DOM work_of sons_of Yisrael

Yahweh is using the possessive form to describe a service that is done for the sons of Israel. 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 service they do for the sake of the sons of Israel]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אֶת־עֲבֹדַ֤ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙

DOM DOM work_of sons_of Yisrael

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of service, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [for the sake of serving the sons of Israel]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וּ⁠לְ⁠כַפֵּ֖ר עַל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל

and,to,make_atonement on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in sons_of Yisrael

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of atonement, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [to redeem the sons of Israel]

Note 7 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

וְ⁠לֹ֨א יִהְיֶ֜ה & נֶ֔גֶף

and=not will_belong & plague

The word translated as And here 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: [As a result, a plague will not be]

Note 8 topic: translate-unknown

נֶ֔גֶף

plague

The term plague refers to any kind of severe disaster or terrible trouble. If your readers would not be familiar with what a plague is, you could use a more general term or explain it in a footnote. Alternate translation: [a disaster] or [terrible trouble]