OET interlinear NUM 13:32

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וַ⁠יּוֹצִ֜יאוּ דִּבַּ֤ת הָ⁠אָ֨רֶץ֙

and,they_brought_out bad_report_of the=earth/land

Here, the scouts are speaking as if a report were an object that could be brought out. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [And they gave a bad report]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

הָ⁠אָ֡רֶץ אֲשֶׁר֩ עָבַ֨רְנוּ בָ֜⁠הּ לָ⁠ת֣וּר אֹתָ֗⁠הּ אֶ֣רֶץ אֹכֶ֤לֶת יוֹשְׁבֶ֨י⁠הָ֙ הִ֔וא

the=earth/land which/who gone in,it to,spy_out DOM=her/it earth/land devours inhabitants_of,its who/which

It might seem that the expression it is a land contains extra information that would not be natural to express in your language. If so, you could shorten it. Alternate translation: [The land through which we passed to explore it eats the ones dwelling in it]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

עָבַ֨רְנוּ

gone

By we passed, the spies mean themselves but not Moses and the other Israelites to whom they are speaking, so use the exclusive form of that word in your translation if your language marks that distinction.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

אֶ֣רֶץ אֹכֶ֤לֶת יוֹשְׁבֶ֨י⁠הָ֙

earth/land devours inhabitants_of,its

Here, the spies speak as if the land were a person that could eat the people who live there. Some scholars think this refers to a specific danger, like famine or war. However, it is recommended that you refer generally to dangers that people would experience living in the land. Alternate translation: [a land that is as dangerous as if it ate the ones dwelling in it] or [a land that is dangerous for the ones dwelling in it]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אַנְשֵׁ֥י מִדּֽוֹת

men_of great_size

The author is using the possessive form to describe men that are characterized by size. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [sizable men] or [large men]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

אַנְשֵׁ֥י מִדּֽוֹת

men_of great_size

Here the masculine term men of has a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use language in your translation that is clearly inclusive of both men and women. Alternate translation: [humans of]