OET interlinear NUM 26:54

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

נַחֲלָת֔⁠וֹ & נַחֲלָת֑⁠וֹ

inheritance_of,its & inheritance_of,its

Here, Yahweh could be speaking about: (1) the clans of the Israelites that were listed earlier. Alternate translation: [that clan’s inheritance … that clan’s inheritance] (2) the tribes of the Israelites that were listed earlier. Alternate translation: [that tribe’s inheritance … that tribe’s inheritance]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

לָ⁠רַ֗ב תַּרְבֶּה֙ נַחֲלָת֔⁠וֹ וְ⁠לַ⁠מְעַ֕ט תַּמְעִ֖יט נַחֲלָת֑⁠וֹ

for,many increase inheritance_of,its and,for,few decrease inheritance_of,its

Yahweh is using the adjectives many and few as nouns to mean certain kinds of groups. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate these adjectives with equivalent phrases. Alternate translation: [For the numerous tribes you shall increase its inheritance, and for the small tribes you shall decrease its inheritance]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

אִ֚ישׁ לְ⁠פִ֣י פְקֻדָ֔י⁠ו

(a)_man to,the_mouth_of of,his_enrolled_[men]

Yahweh is not referring to a specific man. He means each of the tribes in general. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use an expression that would be more natural in your language. Alternate translation: [Each tribe to the mouth of its counted ones]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

לְ⁠פִ֣י פְקֻדָ֔י⁠ו

to,the_mouth_of of,his_enrolled_[men]

Yahweh is using to the mouth of as a common expression of the culture to mean “in proportion to.” 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 proportion to the number of those counted for it]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

יֻתַּ֖ן נַחֲלָתֽ⁠וֹ

given inheritance_of,its

The expression shall be given 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: [you shall give its inheritance]