OET interlinear NUM 14:33

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

וּ֠⁠בְנֵי⁠כֶם יִהְי֨וּ רֹעִ֤ים בַּ⁠מִּדְבָּר֙ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה וְ⁠נָשְׂא֖וּ אֶת־זְנוּתֵי⁠כֶ֑ם עַד־תֹּ֥ם פִּגְרֵי⁠כֶ֖ם בַּ⁠מִּדְבָּֽר

and,children_of,your(pl) be shepherds in,wilderness forty year and,they_will_bear DOM prostitution(s)_of,your(pl) until fallen corpses_of,your(pl) in,wilderness

If you decided in the previous verse to translate this quotation in such a way that there would not be a quotation within a quotation, you can continue doing that here. Alternate translation: [and their sons will be shepherds in the wilderness 40 years, and their sons will lift up their fornications until the finishing of their corpses in the wilderness]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

וּ֠⁠בְנֵי⁠כֶם

and,children_of,your(pl)

Here the masculine term sons 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: [and your sons and daughters]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

יִהְי֨וּ רֹעִ֤ים

be shepherds

The implication is that the sons will wander from place to place in the wilderness as they care for their flocks. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [will be shepherds who roam]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֶת־זְנוּתֵי⁠כֶ֑ם

DOM prostitution(s)_of,your(pl)

Here, Yahweh is speaking of the Israelites’ unfaithfulness to him as if it were sexual unfaithfulness (fornications). Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [your faithlessness]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠נָשְׂא֖וּ אֶת־זְנוּתֵי⁠כֶ֑ם

and,they_will_bear DOM prostitution(s)_of,your(pl)

Here, Yahweh is speaking of the Israelites’ fornications as if they were a burden that their children would carry. This refers to the consequences of their unfaithfulness to Yahweh that their children would experience. 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 will be punished for your fornications] or [they will bear the penalty of your fornications]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

עַד־תֹּ֥ם פִּגְרֵי⁠כֶ֖ם

until fallen corpses_of,your(pl)

The phrase until the finishing of your corpses is a common expression of this culture that means “until the last one of you has died.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [until the last one of you experiences death]