OET interlinear NUM 1:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠אִתְּ⁠כֶ֣ם

and,with,you(pl)

Here, with you refers to these men helping Moses and Aaron. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “And to assist you” or “And to help you”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / youdual

וְ⁠אִתְּ⁠כֶ֣ם

and,with,you(pl)

Here Yahweh uses you to refer to two men, Moses and Aaron, so you would be dual, if your language uses that form. Otherwise, the word would be plural.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אִ֥ישׁ אִ֖ישׁ

(a)_man (a)_man

Here the phrase a man, a man is a Hebrew idiom that means “one man each.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternative translation: “one man each”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

לַ⁠מַּטֶּ֑ה

from_the,tribe

Here Yahweh is using the possessive form to describe a a man from each tribe. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “from each tribe”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אִ֛ישׁ רֹ֥אשׁ

(a)_man head

Here, the head man refers to the leader of a group of people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternative translation: “will be the leader”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לְ⁠בֵית־אֲבֹתָ֖י⁠ו

of,house_of ancestral_of,his

See how you translated the similar phrase “the house of their fathers” in [1:2](../01/02.md).