OET interlinear NUM 9:7

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

הָ⁠אֲנָשִׁ֤ים & אָדָ֑ם

the,people & humankind

Here the masculine terms men and man have 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: [people … a human]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

אֵלָ֔י⁠ו

to=him/it

The pronoun him refers to Moses. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [to Moses]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

טְמֵאִ֖ים לְ⁠נֶ֣פֶשׁ אָדָ֑ם

unclean to=living_creature humankind

See how you translated this phrase in [9:6](../09/06.md). Alternate translation: [unclean because of coming into contact with a corpse]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

לָ֣⁠מָּה נִגָּרַ֗ע לְ⁠בִלְתִּ֨י הַקְרִ֜ב אֶת־קָרְבַּ֤ן יְהוָה֙ בְּ⁠מֹ֣עֲד֔⁠וֹ בְּ⁠ת֖וֹךְ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

to/for=what kept to=not presenting DOM offering_of YHWH at,its_appointed_of,time in_the=middle sons_of Yisrael

The men are using the question form to express their strong desire to participate in the Passover celebration. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [Yet, we still want to be able to present the offering of Yahweh in its appointed time in the midst of the sons of Israel.]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

נִגָּרַ֗ע לְ⁠בִלְתִּ֨י הַקְרִ֜ב

kept to=not presenting

The men are using the phrase are we taken away not to present as a common expression of their culture to mean “are we prevented from presenting” or “are we forbidden to present.” 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: [are we prevented from presenting]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

נִגָּרַ֗ע

kept

The expression are we taken away is a passive verbal form. If your language would not use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [does our uncleanness take us away]

Note 7 topic: writing-poetry

הַקְרִ֜ב אֶת־קָרְבַּ֤ן

presenting DOM offering_of

The phrase present the offering is a construction in which a verb (present) and its object (offering) 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 give the offering]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אֶת־קָרְבַּ֤ן יְהוָה֙

DOM offering_of YHWH

The people are using the possessive form to describe an offering that is for Yahweh. 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 offering for Yahweh]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אֶת־קָרְבַּ֤ן

DOM offering_of

The people assume that Moses will know that the offering refers to the lamb that was killed and eaten during the Passover celebration. You could say that explicitly if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [the Passover lamb offering]