OET interlinear NUM 24:23

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-quotations

וַ⁠יִּשָּׂ֥א מְשָׁל֖⁠וֹ וַ⁠יֹּאמַ֑ר

and,he_lifted_up oracle_of,his and,he_said

See how you translated the similar expression in 24:3.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

א֕וֹי

alas

Balaam is using a word that expresses a strong feeling of alarm and dread. There may be an equivalent word or phrase in your language that you can use in your translation to convey this feeling. Alternate translation: [How dreadful]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

מִ֥י יִחְיֶ֖ה מִ⁠שֻּׂמ֥⁠וֹ אֵֽל

who? live from,when,ordains_it god

Balaam is using the question form to emphasize that no one will survive when God does this. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [No one will live when God does this!]

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

מִ⁠שֻּׂמ֥⁠וֹ אֵֽל

from,when,ordains_it god

The pronoun it refers to the action that God will bring about. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [from God bringing about these things]