במקום שנשלח בגד לביש למתקן למיחזור טקסטיל, נעביר אותו הלאה.

Here it means instead of.

Hebrew במקום can be used in two different ways:

• literal location: in the place of / in place of
• contrast/replacement: instead of

In this sentence, במקום שנשלח... נעביר... means instead of sending..., we’ll pass it on.

So the structure is contrasting one action with another, not talking about physical location.

That is a very common question.

In Hebrew, after במקום ש-, the verb is often in the future form, especially in more formal or written Hebrew:

• במקום שנשלח... נעביר...

This is a normal Hebrew way to express instead of doing X, we’ll do Y.

A more straightforward version for learners is:

• במקום לשלוח..., נעביר...

That version uses the infinitive לשלוח and may feel closer to English instead of sending.

So both patterns are possible, but the sentence you have uses a somewhat more formal written structure.

Yes.

Both are possible:

• במקום שנשלח בגד לביש...
• במקום לשלוח בגד לביש...

The version with שנשלח sounds a bit more formal, structured, or slogan-like.
The version with לשלוח often feels a bit simpler and more conversational.

So as a learner, it is useful to recognize both.

Hebrew often uses the singular indefinite noun to talk about something in a general sense, just like English can say a reusable bottle, a damaged book, a wearable garment, etc.

So בגד לביש means something like a wearable item of clothing as a category, not necessarily one specific garment.

Also notice agreement:

• בגד = masculine singular
• לביש = masculine singular adjective

If you made it plural, it would be:

• בגדים לבישים

But the singular is completely natural here.

לביש means wearable or fit to wear.

It comes from the same root as ללבוש (to wear).

So בגד לביש is not just any clothing item; it means clothing that is still in good enough condition to be worn.

This is a slightly more formal or written word. In everyday speech, people might also say something like:

• בגד שאפשר עדיין ללבוש = a garment that can still be worn

Because they are doing two different jobs.

• למתקן = to a facility
• למיחזור = for recycling

So the phrase breaks down like this:

• מתקן = facility
• למיחזור = for recycling
• טקסטיל = textile / textiles

Together:

• מתקן למיחזור טקסטיל = a facility for textile recycling

And with the first ל־ added:

• למתקן למיחזור טקסטיל = to a textile recycling facility

So the first ל־ belongs to the main verb relationship (send to), and the second ל־ is inside the noun phrase (facility for recycling).

טקסטיל is a common modern Hebrew loanword meaning textile or textiles.

In the phrase מיחזור טקסטיל, it means textile recycling.

This kind of noun is very common in modern Hebrew, especially in environmental, industrial, or administrative language. So although it is not an old native Hebrew word, it sounds normal in this context.

Because להעביר and לשלוח are related but not identical.

• לשלוח = to send
• להעביר = to transfer, pass on, hand over

Here the idea is not just mailing or sending the garment somewhere. It is more like passing it along to someone else instead of sending it to recycling.

So נעביר אותו הלאה gives the sense of:

• we’ll pass it on
• we’ll hand it along
• we’ll transfer it onward

That is why להעביר is a good choice here.

אותו here means it or him as a direct object pronoun.

It refers back to בגד, which is masculine singular, so the pronoun is masculine singular too:

• בגד → אותו

There is no extra את before it because אותו already functions as the object form.

So:

• נעביר אותו = we’ll pass it on

Not:

• נעביר את אותו in this sentence

Also, be careful not to confuse:

• אותו = him/it as a direct object
• איתו / אתו = with him / with it

Those are different words.

הלאה means onward, further, or along.

In נעביר אותו הלאה, it adds the idea of passing it along rather than just transferring it in some abstract sense.

So:

• נעביר אותו = we’ll transfer/pass it
• נעביר אותו הלאה = we’ll pass it on / pass it along

This makes the sentence sound more natural and complete in context, especially when the idea is giving the item to someone else rather than throwing it away or recycling it.

Yes, somewhat.

It sounds like the kind of Hebrew you might see in:

• an environmental campaign
• a public-information message
• a website about sustainability
• a donation or reuse initiative

Words and structures that make it feel more formal or written include:

• במקום שנשלח
• לביש
• מתקן למיחזור טקסטיל
• נעביר אותו הלאה

A more everyday spoken version might be something like:

• במקום לשלוח בגד שעוד אפשר ללבוש למיחזור, ניתן אותו למישהו אחר.

That is less polished, but more conversational.