OET interlinear NUM 21:7

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-quotations

וַ⁠יָּבֹא֩ הָ⁠עָ֨ם אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֜ה וַ⁠יֹּאמְר֣וּ

and,it_came the,people to/towards Mosheh and=they_said

The term said 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 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

וַ⁠יָּבֹא֩ הָ⁠עָ֨ם אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֜ה וַ⁠יֹּאמְר֣וּ חָטָ֗אנוּ כִּֽי־דִבַּ֤רְנוּ בַֽ⁠יהוָה֙ וָ⁠בָ֔⁠ךְ

and,it_came the,people to/towards Mosheh and=they_said sinned that/for/because/then/when spoken against,Yahweh and,against,you

The word translated as for indicates that what follows is a reason for what came before. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that what follows is a reason for what came before. Alternate translation: [And the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned because we spoke against Yahweh and against you.]

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

וְ⁠יָסֵ֥ר

so,that_he_may_remove

The pronoun him refers to Yahweh. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [and let Yahweh remove]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

אֶת הַ⁠נָּחָ֑שׁ

DOM the=snake

The people are using the serpent to represent all of the serpents that Yahweh had sent among them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your culture or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the serpents]