OET interlinear NUM 25:11

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הֵשִׁ֤יב אֶת־חֲמָתִ⁠י֙

turned_back DOM rage_of,my

Here Yahweh is speaking of his anger as if it were heat that could be turned back. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [has turned away my anger]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אֶת קִנְאָתִ֖⁠י

DOM DOM zeal_of,my

Here, Yahweh could be using the possessive form to refer to: (1) the jealousy that he himself feels. Alternate translation: [with the jealousy that I have] (2) jealousy for the sake of him, Yahweh. Alternate translation: [with jealousy for me]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בְּ⁠קַנְא֥⁠וֹ אֶת־קִנְאָתִ֖⁠י

because,he,was_zealous DOM zeal_of,my

Yahweh is repeating words with related meanings, jealous and jealousy, as a common expression of the culture to emphasize how strongly Phinehas was jealous for Yahweh. 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: [by him being intensely zealous for my honor]

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

וְ⁠לֹא־כִלִּ֥יתִי אֶת־בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּ⁠קִנְאָתִֽ⁠י

and=not destroy DOM sons_of Yisrael in,zeal_of,my

The words and I did not finish introduce the result of Phinehas being jealous with Yahweh’s jealousy. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that what follows is a result of what came before. Alternate translation: [and so I did not destroy the sons of Israel in my jealousy]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בְּ⁠קִנְאָתִֽ⁠י

in,zeal_of,my

Yahweh is using in my jealousy as a common expression of the culture to refer to his zeal that his people worship him alone. 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: [in my zeal that they worship me alone]