OET interlinear NEH 9:25

uW Translation Notes:

וַֽ⁠יִּלְכְּד֞וּ עָרִ֣ים בְּצֻרוֹת֮ וַ⁠אֲדָמָ֣ה שְׁמֵנָה֒

and,captured cities fortified and,land fertile

They means the Israelites who were entering Canaan.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וַ⁠אֲדָמָ֣ה שְׁמֵנָה֒

and,land fertile

This means land that can produce abundantly and make its inhabitants fat (as described later in this verse). The rich character of the soil is being described by something associated with it, the well-fed character of the people it sustains. Alternate translation: “fertile land”

וַ⁠יִּֽירְשׁ֡וּ

and,took_possession_of

This means that, from people who had already built or planted them, they took possession of the things on the list that follows. Alternate translation: “they took possession of”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

בֹּר֨וֹת חֲצוּבִ֜ים

cisterns hewn

If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this with an active form, and you could say who did the action. (This verse is not saying that the Israelites did three things, captured cities, possessed houses, and dug cisterns.) Alternate translation: “cisterns that someone else had already dug”

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

בֹּר֨וֹת

cisterns

Cisterns are underground reservoirs where people store water. In this area they were typically hewn out of the underlying rock. Alternate translation: “water storage areas”

Note 4 topic: translate-unknown

וְ⁠עֵ֥ץ מַאֲכָ֖ל

and=tree fruit

This means trees that grow things that are good to eat. In this area, these would have included both fruit and nut trees. Alternate translation: “and fruit and nut trees”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וַֽ⁠יִּשְׂבְּעוּ֙

and,filled

It is clear from the context that this was likely true literally, but this statement could also be a figurative way of saying that just as a person who has more than enough to eat stops being concerned, so the Israelites became complacent and stopped thinking about Yahweh. Alternate translation: “and they became complacent”