OET interlinear NUM 23:7

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וַ⁠יִּשָּׂ֥א מְשָׁל֖⁠וֹ

and,he_lifted_up oracle_of,his

The author is using lifted up his oracle as a common expression of the culture to mean that Balaam began to speak a prophetic message. If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [And he began to declare his prophecy]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

לְכָ⁠ה֙ אָֽרָ⁠ה לִּ֣⁠י יַעֲקֹ֔ב וּ⁠לְכָ֖⁠ה זֹעֲמָ֥⁠ה יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

come, curse, to/for=me Yaakob and,come, denounce, Yisrael

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [Telling me to come and curse Jacob for him and to come and denounce Israel]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

לְכָ⁠ה֙ אָֽרָ⁠ה לִּ֣⁠י יַעֲקֹ֔ב וּ⁠לְכָ֖⁠ה זֹעֲמָ֥⁠ה יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

come, curse, (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_lifted_up oracle_of,his and,he_said from/more_than ʼArām he,led_me Bālāq king Mōʼāⱱ from_[the],mountains_of eastern come, curse, to/for=me Yaakob and,come, denounce, Yisrael )

These two clauses mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could combine them and express the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: [Come and utterly curse the people of Israel for me!]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

יַעֲקֹ֔ב וּ⁠לְכָ֖⁠ה זֹעֲמָ֥⁠ה יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

Yaakob and,come, denounce, Yisrael

The names Jacob and Israel represent the people who are descended from the man Jacob, who was also named Israel. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [The descendants of Jacob … the people of Israel]