OET interlinear DEU 2:14

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠הַ⁠יָּמִ֞ים אֲשֶׁר־הָלַ֣כְנוּ ׀ מִ⁠קָּדֵ֣שׁ בַּרְנֵ֗עַ עַ֤ד אֲשֶׁר־עָבַ֨רְנוּ֙ אֶת־נַ֣חַל זֶ֔רֶד שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וּ⁠שְׁמֹנֶ֖ה שָׁנָ֑ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,days which/who travelled from,Kadesh- -barnēˊa until which/who crossed DOM wadi_of Zered thirty and=eight year until perished all/each/any/every the,generation men_of of_(the),war from,the_midst_of of,the_camp just=as sworn YHWH to/for=them )

Here Moses is using days to refer to a specific time. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [And the time that had passed from when we came from Kadesh Barnea until we crossed the wadi of Zered was 38 years]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

עַד־תֹּ֨ם כָּל־הַ⁠דּ֜וֹר אַנְשֵׁ֤י הַ⁠מִּלְחָמָה֙ מִ⁠קֶּ֣רֶב הַֽ⁠מַּחֲנֶ֔ה כַּ⁠אֲשֶׁ֛ר נִשְׁבַּ֥ע יְהוָ֖ה לָ⁠הֶֽם

until (Some words not found in UHB: and,the,days which/who travelled from,Kadesh- -barnēˊa until which/who crossed DOM wadi_of Zered thirty and=eight year until perished all/each/any/every the,generation men_of of_(the),war from,the_midst_of of,the_camp just=as sworn YHWH to/for=them )

The Israelites who were old enough to fight disobeyed Yahweh. As a result, Yahweh punished them so they would die before they could enter the land that Yahweh said he would give to them. See 1:19–45. Alternate translation: [until all the generation of men of war were finished from among the camp, according to the punishment of Yahweh for their disobedience]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

תֹּ֨ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,days which/who travelled from,Kadesh- -barnēˊa until which/who crossed DOM wadi_of Zered thirty and=eight year until perished all/each/any/every the,generation men_of of_(the),war from,the_midst_of of,the_camp just=as sworn YHWH to/for=them )

Moses is referring to death in a polite way by using the phrase were finished. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a polite way of referring to death in your language, or you could state this plainly. Alternate translation: [had died]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

מִ⁠קֶּ֣רֶב הַֽ⁠מַּחֲנֶ֔ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,days which/who travelled from,Kadesh- -barnēˊa until which/who crossed DOM wadi_of Zered thirty and=eight year until perished all/each/any/every the,generation men_of of_(the),war from,the_midst_of of,the_camp just=as sworn YHWH to/for=them )

Here, camp represents all of the Israelites and anyone traveling with them in the wilderness. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [from among the Israelites]