OET interlinear JDG 12:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

וַ⁠יִּצָּעֵק֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶפְרַ֔יִם וַֽ⁠יַּעֲבֹ֖ר

and,it_was_summoned (a)_man ʼEfrayim and,it_passed_over

The phrase a man of Ephraim is referring to all the fighting men of the tribe of Ephraim, not just one man. If it would be clearer in your language, you could express this meaning with a plural form. Alternate translation: [The men of Ephraim were summoned, and they crossed over]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וַ⁠יִּצָּעֵק֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶפְרַ֔יִם וַֽ⁠יַּעֲבֹ֖ר

and,it_was_summoned (a)_man ʼEfrayim and,it_passed_over

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [And the leaders of Ephraim summoned their men, and they crossed over]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַֽ⁠יַּעֲבֹ֖ר

and,it_passed_over

The author assumes that his readers will understand that the Ephraimites crossed over the Jordan River. Alternate translation: [and they went across the Jordan River]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

צָפ֑וֹנָ⁠ה

northward,

The author is describing the Ephraimites’ travel from the perspective of their location. After crossing the Jordan River, they went northeast to Mizpah, where Jephthah was. Alternate translation: [and went to Mizpah]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בִּ⁠בְנֵי

against,the_people_of

See the Notes to this chapter for a discussion of this phrase. Alternate translation: [with the descendants of]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

בֵּיתְ⁠ךָ֕ נִשְׂרֹ֥ף עָלֶ֖י⁠ךָ בָּ⁠אֵֽשׁ

house_of,your burn over,you with,fire

It might seem that the expression burn … with fire contains extra information that would be unnatural to express in your language. If so, you can shorten it. Alternate translation: [We will burn down your house around you] or [We will set fire to your house with you in it]