OET interlinear NUM 15:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

וְ⁠אָמַרְתָּ֖ אֲלֵ⁠הֶ֑ם כִּ֣י תָבֹ֗אוּ אֶל־אֶ֨רֶץ֙ מוֹשְׁבֹ֣תֵי⁠כֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲנִ֖י נֹתֵ֥ן לָ⁠כֶֽם

and,you_will_say to,them that/for/because/then/when come to/towards earth/land your(pl)_dwelling_places_of,your(pl) which/who I giving to,you(pl)

In 15:2–16, Yahweh tells Moses to speak for him to the Israelites. To do so, he uses a quote inside another quote. If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. See the book introduction for more information, and see the UST for an example.

Note 2 topic: writing-quotations

וְ⁠אָמַרְתָּ֖ אֲלֵ⁠הֶ֑ם

and,you_will_say to,them

The term and say to them introduces a direct quotation. In your translation, use a natural way of introducing direct quotations in your language. It may not be necessary to represent this term explicitly.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / go

כִּ֣י תָבֹ֗אוּ

that/for/because/then/when come

In a context such as this, your language might say “come” instead of go. Alternate translation: [When you come]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אֶל־אֶ֨רֶץ֙ מוֹשְׁבֹ֣תֵי⁠כֶ֔ם

to/towards to/towards earth/land your(pl)_dwelling_places_of,your(pl)

The author is using the possessive form to describe a land that is characterized by the fact that the Israelites would have dwellings there. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [to the land where you will dwell] or [to the land where your houses will be]

Note 5 topic: translate-tense

אֲנִ֖י נֹתֵ֥ן

I giving

God is using the present tense am giving to describe something that is going to happen in the future in order to show that the event is certain to happen. If it would be clearer in your language, you could use the future tense. Alternate translation: [I am about to give]