OET interlinear NUM 1:17

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וַ⁠יִּקַּ֥ח מֹשֶׁ֖ה וְ⁠אַהֲרֹ֑ן אֵ֚ת הָ⁠אֲנָשִׁ֣ים הָ⁠אֵ֔לֶּה

and=he/it_took Mosheh and,Aaron DOM the,men the=these

Here, the author is speaking as if these men were objects that Moses and Aaron physically took. He means that Moses and Aaron gathered these men together. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Then Moses and Aaron summoned these men] or [Then Moses and Aaron gathered these men together]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִקְּב֖וּ

which/who designated

The expression were designated is a passive verbal form. If your language would not use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who does the action, the context indicates that it is God. Alternate translation: [whom Yahweh had designated]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

בְּ⁠שֵׁמֽוֹת

by,names

The author is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [by their names]