OET interlinear NUM 26:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

וַ⁠יְהִ֖י אַחֲרֵ֣י הַ⁠מַּגֵּפָ֑ה וַ⁠יֹּ֤אמֶר

and=he/it_was after the,plague and=he/it_said

The author is using the words translated as And it happened to introduce a new event in the story. Use a word, phrase, or other method in your language that is natural for introducing a new event.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אַחֲרֵ֣י הַ⁠מַּגֵּפָ֑ה

after the,plague

The implication is that the plague is the deadly plague that Yahweh sent among the Israelites when they worshiped the Baal of Peor, as the previous chapter describes. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [after the plague brought on by the people’s worship of the Baal of Peor]

Note 3 topic: writing-quotations

וַ⁠יֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה וְ⁠אֶ֧ל אֶלְעָזָ֛ר בֶּן־אַהֲרֹ֥ן הַ⁠כֹּהֵ֖ן לֵ⁠אמֹֽר

and=he/it_said YHWH to/towards Mosheh and=near/to ʼElˊāzār son_of ʼAhₐron the=priest/officer 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 4 topic: figures-of-speech / distinguish

אֶלְעָזָ֛ר בֶּן־אַהֲרֹ֥ן הַ⁠כֹּהֵ֖ן

ʼElˊāzār son_of ʼAhₐron the=priest/officer

The author is not distinguishing this Eleazar from another Eleazar who is not the son of Aaron the priest. The author is reminding his readers that this Eleazar was the son of Aaron who had succeeded him as priest. Be sure that this is clear in your translation. Alternate translation: [Eleazar, who was the son of Aaron and who had become the priest]