OET interlinear NUM 22:5

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

וַ⁠יִּשְׁלַ֨ח מַלְאָכִ֜ים אֶל־בִּלְעָ֣ם & לִ⁠קְרֹא־ל֑⁠וֹ

and,he_sent messengers to/towards Bilˊām & to=call to=him/it

Here, the phrase to call for him marks the purpose for which Balak sent the messengers to Balaam. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that this is the purpose.

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

וַ⁠יִּשְׁלַ֨ח מַלְאָכִ֜ים

and,he_sent messengers

The pronoun he refers to Balak. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [Balak sent messengers]

Note 3 topic: writing-participants

אֶל־בִּלְעָ֣ם בֶּן־בְּע֗וֹר

to/towards Bilˊām son_of Bəˊōr

Here the author is introducing Balaam the son of Beor as a new participant in the story. Your language may have its own way of introducing new participants that you can use in your translation. Alternate translation: [to a man named Balaam, the son of Beor]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הַ⁠נָּהָ֛ר

the=river

The implication is that the River here refers to the Euphrates River. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [the great Euphrates River]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

בְּנֵי־עַמּ֖⁠וֹ

sons_of his_people_of,his

Here the masculine term sons has a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use language in your translation that is clearly inclusive of both men and women. Alternate translation: [the people of his own descent]

Note 6 topic: translate-alternativereadings

בְּנֵי־עַמּ֖⁠וֹ

sons_of his_people_of,his

The phrase his people is a translation of the standard written Hebrew text. You may want to follow an alternative reading that some scholars have suggested. Alternate translation: [the sons of Amaw]

Note 7 topic: writing-quotations

לֵ⁠אמֹ֗ר

to=say

The term saying 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 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

כִסָּה֙ עֵ֣ין הָ⁠אָ֔רֶץ

cover (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_sent messengers to/towards Bilˊām son_of Bəˊōr to,Pethor which/who on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=river earth/land sons_of his_people_of,his to=call to=him/it to=say see/lo/see! people he/it_went_forth from=Miʦrayim/(Egypt) see/lo/see! cover DOM surface_of the=earth/land and=he was_sitting from,in,front_of_me )

Here Balak is speaking as if the surface of the land were an eye. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [it has covered the surface of the land]

Note 9 topic: writing-pronouns

כִסָּה֙ עֵ֣ין הָ⁠אָ֔רֶץ וְ⁠ה֥וּא יֹשֵׁ֖ב מִ⁠מֻּלִֽ⁠י

cover (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_sent messengers to/towards Bilˊām son_of Bəˊōr to,Pethor which/who on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=river earth/land sons_of his_people_of,his to=call to=him/it to=say see/lo/see! people he/it_went_forth from=Miʦrayim/(Egypt) see/lo/see! cover DOM surface_of the=earth/land and=he was_sitting from,in,front_of_me )

The pronoun it refers to the people who had come out from Egypt. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [that people has covered the eye of the land, and that people is dwelling in front of me]