OET interlinear NUM 25:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וַ⁠יִּצָּ֥מֶד יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְ⁠בַ֣עַל פְּע֑וֹר

and,it_joined_itself Yisrael to,Baal_of Pəˊōr

Here the author is speaking as if the Israelites were animals that had been yoked to Baal of Peor. He means that the people bound themselves to the worship of that god. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [bound itself to the worship of Baal of Peor]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וַ⁠יִּצָּ֥מֶד יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל

and,it_joined_itself Yisrael

The expression was yoked is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [Israel yoked itself]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וַ⁠יִּֽחַר־אַ֥ף יְהוָ֖ה בְּ⁠יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

and=it_glowed/burnt also/though YHWH on,Israel

The author is using the phrase the nose of Yahweh burned against Israel as a common expression of the culture to mean that Yahweh became very angry with the Israelites. 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: [Yahweh became very angry with Israel]