OET interlinear NUM 8:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

מַעֲשֵׂ֤ה הַ⁠מְּנֹרָה֙

made_of of,the_lampstand

The author is using the possessive form to describe a lampstand that was made by a specific kind of work. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [how the lampstand was made]

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

מִקְשָׁ֣ה זָהָ֔ב & מִקְשָׁ֣ה הִ֑וא

hammered_work gold & hammered_work who/which

A hammered work is a kind of metal object that is formed by repeatedly striking a sheet of metal to shape it. If your readers would not be familiar with what a hammered work is, you could use a more general term or explain it in a footnote. Alternate translation: [constructed from a sheet of gold that was hammered into shape, it was constructed this way]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

עַד־יְרֵכָ֥⁠הּ עַד־פִּרְחָ֖⁠הּ

until base_of,its until blossom_of,its

The author is referring to all of the lampstand by naming two major components, its side and its blossom. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [in its entirety] or [completely, including its side and its blossom]

Note 4 topic: translate-unknown

פִּרְחָ֖⁠הּ

blossom_of,its

A blossom is a kind of flower that decorated the golden lampstand. If your readers would not be familiar with what a blossom is, you could use a more general term or explain it in a footnote. See the description of the lampstand in [Exodus 25:33–36](../exo/25/33.md). Alternate translation: [the blossom that decorated it]

Note 5 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

פִּרְחָ֖⁠הּ

blossom_of,its

In this verse, the word blossom is singular in form, but it refers to all the flower decorations on the lampstand as a group. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use the plural form of “blossom.” Alternate translation: [its blossoms]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

כַּ⁠מַּרְאֶ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֶרְאָ֤ה יְהוָה֙ אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֔ה

like,appearance which/who shown YHWH DOM Mosheh

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of appearance, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [According to what Yahweh showed Moses about how the lampstand should look]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

כֵּ֥ן עָשָׂ֖ה אֶת־הַ⁠מְּנֹרָֽה

yes/correct/thus/so he/it_had_made DOM the,lampstand

The implication is that someone made the lampstand at Moses’s direction rather than Moses making it himself. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [so he had the workers make the lampstand]