OET interlinear NUM 8:7

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠כֹֽה־תַעֲשֶׂ֤ה לָ⁠הֶם֙

and,thus do to/for=them

The implication is that some of these instructions will be carried out by Moses and others will be carried out by the Levites themselves. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [And here is how]

Note 2 topic: translate-symaction

הַזֵּ֥ה עֲלֵי⁠הֶ֖ם מֵ֣י חַטָּ֑את

sprinkle on,them water_of sin

Sprinkling the water of the sin offering was a symbolic action by which the priests showed that the Levites were being purified and made clean for their service. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explain the significance of this action in the text of your translation or in a footnote. Alternate translation: [Sprinkle on them the water of the sin offering to purify them]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

חַטָּ֑את

sin

Here, sin offering represents the purification from sin that occurs when a sin offering is offered. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [purification]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠הֶעֱבִ֤ירוּ תַ֨עַר֙ עַל־כָּל־בְּשָׂרָ֔⁠ם

and,they_will_cause_to_pass razor on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all/each/any/every body_of,their

The phrase pass a razor over all their flesh is a common expression of his culture to mean “cut off the hair from their entire body.” 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: [And they shall use a razor to cut off the hair on their entire body]

Note 5 topic: translate-unknown

תַ֨עַר֙

razor

A razor is a kind of cutting tool used for shaving hair. If your readers would not be familiar with what a razor is, you could use the name of a similar thing that your readers would recognize, or you could use a more general term. See how you translated razor in [6:5](../06/05.md). Alternate translation: [a shaving tool]

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

וְ⁠הִטֶּהָֽרוּ

and,they_will_purify_themselves

Here, the word and introduces a summary or conclusion for this section. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this more explicit. Alternate translation: [and thus they shall cleanse themselves]