OET interlinear NUM 14:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

אַ֣ךְ

only

Here the word Only introduces something that is very important because of the previous statement. If the connection between this statement and the previous one is not clear, you may want to use a different connecting word to show how this statement relates to what comes before it. Alternate translation: [So it is important that]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

וְ⁠אַתֶּ֗ם אַל־תִּֽירְאוּ֙ אֶת־עַ֣ם הָ⁠אָ֔רֶץ כִּ֥י לַחְמֵ֖⁠נוּ הֵ֑ם

and,you(pl) not fear DOM people the=earth/land that/for/because/then/when be]_our_bread_of,[will they

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that you shall not fear the people of the land describes. Alternate translation: [and because the people of the land are our bread, you, you shall not fear them]

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

וְ⁠אַתֶּ֗ם אַל־תִּֽירְאוּ֙

and,you(pl) not fear

Here the author is repeating the pronoun you along with the verb translated as shall not fear, which already includes its meaning. He is doing that to emphasize that the Israelites should trust God rather than be afraid. If a speaker of your language would use explicit pronouns for the same purpose, you may want to use that construction in your translation. If not, your language may have other ways of showing that meaning here. Alternate translation: [and you shall not fear]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לַחְמֵ֖⁠נוּ הֵ֑ם

be]_our_bread_of,[will they

Here, Joshua and Caleb are speaking as if the Canaanites were actually bread. They mean that the Israelites will defeat them as easily as they eat food. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [they are like our bread] or [we will conquer them as easily as eating bread]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

סָ֣ר צִלָּ֧⁠ם מֵ⁠עֲלֵי⁠הֶ֛ם

removed shade_of,their from,over,them

Here, Joshua and Caleb are speaking as if the protection the Canaanites had were actually a shadow that had departed from them. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Any protection they had is gone]