OET interlinear NUM 11:20

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

עַ֣ד ׀ חֹ֣דֶשׁ יָמִ֗ים עַ֤ד אֲשֶׁר־יֵצֵא֙ מֵֽ⁠אַפְּ⁠כֶ֔ם וְ⁠הָיָ֥ה לָ⁠כֶ֖ם לְ⁠זָרָ֑א יַ֗עַן כִּֽי־מְאַסְתֶּ֤ם אֶת־יְהוָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּ⁠קִרְבְּ⁠כֶ֔ם וַ⁠תִּבְכּ֤וּ לְ⁠פָנָי⁠ו֙ לֵ⁠אמֹ֔ר לָ֥⁠מָּה זֶּ֖ה יָצָ֥אנוּ מִ⁠מִּצְרָֽיִם

until month_of days until which/who comes_out from,nose_of,your(pl) and=it_was to/for=you(pl) (into)_a,loathsome_thing because that/for/because/then/when rejected DOM YHWH which/who [is]_in,midst_of,your(pl) and,you(pl)_have_wept before,,him to=say to/for=what ever leave from,Egypt

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [until a month of days, until when it goes out from their nose. Say to them that it shall be for nausea for them because they rejected me who is in their midst, and they wept to my face, asking why they went out from Egypt.]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

עַ֣ד ׀ חֹ֣דֶשׁ יָמִ֗ים

until month_of days

The implication is that they would eat meat for 30 days. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [but for a month of days] or [but for 30 days]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

חֹ֣דֶשׁ יָמִ֗ים

month_of days

Yahweh is using the possessive form to describe a month that is made up of all its days. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [all the days in a month]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

עַ֤ד אֲשֶׁר־יֵצֵא֙ מֵֽ⁠אַפְּ⁠כֶ֔ם

until which/who comes_out from,nose_of,your(pl)

Here, Yahweh is speaking as if the meat were actually going out from your nose. This means that they will become very sick of the meat. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [until when you are too full] or [until when you gag on it]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

מֵֽ⁠אַפְּ⁠כֶ֔ם

from,nose_of,your(pl)

Yahweh is not referring to a specific nose. He means their noses in general. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use an expression that would be more natural in your language. Alternate translation: [from your noses]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וְ⁠הָיָ֥ה לָ⁠כֶ֖ם לְ⁠זָרָ֑א

and=it_was to/for=you(pl) (into)_a,loathsome_thing

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of nausea, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [And it shall make you nauseous]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לְ⁠פָנָי⁠ו֙

before,,him

Here, to his face represents being in front of Yahweh. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [before him]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

לָ֥⁠מָּה זֶּ֖ה יָצָ֥אנוּ מִ⁠מִּצְרָֽיִם

to/for=what ever leave from,Egypt

The people are using the question form to complain about leaving Egypt and to express their regret that they left. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [We should never have gone out from Egypt!]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

לָ֥⁠מָּה זֶּ֖ה יָצָ֥אנוּ

to/for=what ever leave

It might seem that the word this contains extra information that would not be natural to express in your language. If so, you could shorten it. Alternate translation: [Why did we go out]

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / go

יָצָ֥אנוּ

leave

In a context such as this, your language might say “came” instead of went. Alternate translation: [we came out]