OET interlinear NUM 13:20

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וּ⁠מָ֣ה הָ֠⁠אָרֶץ

and,what? the=earth/land

The implication is that Moses wanted the spies to observe the quality of the soil itself. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [and what kind of ground it is]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

הַ⁠שְּׁמֵנָ֨ה הִ֜וא אִם־רָזָ֗ה

?,fertile who/which if poor

The author is speaking of the land as if it were a living thing that could be fat or lean. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [whether it can produce many crops or few crops]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠הִ֨תְחַזַּקְתֶּ֔ם וּ⁠לְקַחְתֶּ֖ם

and,you_will_show_yourselves_strong and,you(pl)_will_take

Here, the phrase strengthen yourselves could mean that: (1) the leaders should work hard to do something. Alternate translation: [and you shall try hard to take] (2) the leaders should be courageous. Alternate translation: [and you shall be courageous, and you shall take]

Note 4 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

מִ⁠פְּרִ֣י הָ⁠אָ֑רֶץ

from_the=fruit the=earth/land

In this verse, the word fruit is singular in form, but it refers to all the produce of the land as a group. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use the plural form of “fruit.” Alternate translation: [from the fruits of the land]

Note 5 topic: writing-background

וְ⁠הַ֨⁠יָּמִ֔ים יְמֵ֖י בִּכּוּרֵ֥י עֲנָבִֽים

and,the,days days_of first_ripe_of grapes

Here, the author is providing background information to help readers understand what happens next in the story. In your translation, introduce this information in a way that would be natural in your own language and culture. Alternate translation: [Now it is important to know that the days were the days of the firstfruits of the grapes]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠הַ֨⁠יָּמִ֔ים יְמֵ֖י

and,the,days days_of

The author is using the term days to refer to a specific time. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [And it was the time of year for]