OET interlinear NUM 13:33

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

רָאִ֗ינוּ & וַ⁠נְּהִ֤י & הָיִ֖ינוּ

saw & and,we_were & were

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

Note 2 topic: writing-background

בְּנֵ֥י עֲנָ֖ק מִן־הַ⁠נְּפִלִ֑ים

sons_of ˊĀnāq from/more_than the=Nefilim/Nephilim

Here, the author is providing background information to help readers understand the identity of the sons of Anak. He interrupts the quote to do so. In your translation, introduce this information in a way that would be natural in your own language and culture. Alternate translation: [it is important to know that the sons of Anak are from the Nephils]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּנֵ֥י עֲנָ֖ק

sons_of ˊĀnāq

Here, the author is speaking as if the people of the tribes descended from Anak were actually his sons. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [those descended from Anak]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

מִן־הַ⁠נְּפִלִ֑ים

from/more_than the=Nefilim/Nephilim

Here, the phrase from the Nephils could mean: (1) that the sons of Anak are Nephils. Alternate translation: [are a type of Nephil] (2) that the sons of Anak are descended from Nephils. Alternate translation: [are descended from the Nephils]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְ⁠עֵינֵ֨י⁠נוּ֙ & בְּ⁠עֵינֵי⁠הֶֽם

in,our_own_of,eyes & in,eyes_of,their

Here, eyes represents what people thought or perceived about themselves. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [in our sight … in their sight] or [in our perception … in their perception]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כַּֽ⁠חֲגָבִ֔ים

like,grasshoppers

The point of this comparison is that just as grasshoppers are small and insignificant compared to humans, so the Israelite spies felt small and insignificant compared to the people of Canaan. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [as small and insignificant as grasshoppers]

Note 7 topic: translate-unknown

כַּֽ⁠חֲגָבִ֔ים

like,grasshoppers

A grasshopper is a kind of jumping insect. If your readers would not be familiar with what a grasshopper is, you could use the name of a similar thing that your readers would recognize, or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: [like the small jumping insects]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

כַּֽ⁠חֲגָבִ֔ים

like,grasshoppers

The men are not referring to specific grasshoppers. They mean grasshoppers 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: [like grasshoppers]