OET interlinear DEUT 2:28

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

אֹ֣כֶל בַּ⁠כֶּ֤סֶף תַּשְׁבִּרֵ֨⁠נִי֙ וְ⁠אָכַ֔לְתִּי וּ⁠מַ֛יִם בַּ⁠כֶּ֥סֶף תִּתֶּן־לִ֖⁠י וְ⁠שָׁתִ֑יתִי

food (Some words not found in UHB: food for,silver you,will_sell_me and,I_will_eat and=water for,silver give to=me and,I_will_drink only pass_through on,feet_of,my )

Moses is assuring Sihon that the Israelites will not trouble Sihon and his people by stealing from them. Instead, they will pay for everything they need. Moses is communicating a polite request rather than a command. Use a form in your language that communicates a polite request. It may be helpful to add an expression such as “please” to make this clear. Alternate translation: [Please sell me food for money, and I will eat. And please give to me water for money, and I will drink.]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

אֹ֣כֶל בַּ⁠כֶּ֤סֶף תַּשְׁבִּרֵ֨⁠נִי֙ וְ⁠אָכַ֔לְתִּי וּ⁠מַ֛יִם בַּ⁠כֶּ֥סֶף תִּתֶּן־לִ֖⁠י וְ⁠שָׁתִ֑יתִי

food (Some words not found in UHB: food for,silver you,will_sell_me and,I_will_eat and=water for,silver give to=me and,I_will_drink only pass_through on,feet_of,my )

This verse contains expressions with extra information that would be unnatural to express in some languages. If this is true of your language, you could shorten the expression. Alternate translation: [You will sell me food and water]

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

תַּשְׁבִּרֵ֨⁠נִי֙ וְ⁠אָכַ֔לְתִּי & לִ֖⁠י וְ⁠שָׁתִ֑יתִי & אֶעְבְּרָ֥ה בְ⁠רַגְלָֽ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: food for,silver you,will_sell_me and,I_will_eat and=water for,silver give to=me and,I_will_drink only pass_through on,feet_of,my )

Although Moses is speaking on behalf of all the Israelites, he uses the singular pronouns me, I, and my here. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use plural pronouns or clarify to whom the pronouns refer. Alternate translation: [You will sell me and the Israelites … and we will eat … to us … and we will drink … let us pass through on our feet]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בְ⁠רַגְלָֽ⁠י

on,feet_of,my

The messenger is using on my feet as a common expression of his culture to mean to travel by walking. If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have this meaning or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [by walking]