OET interlinear NUM 2:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל

sons_of Yisrael

See how you translated this phrase in [1:2](../01/02.md).

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אִ֣ישׁ עַל־דִּגְל֤⁠וֹ

(a)_man on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in standard_of,his

See how you translated this clause in [1:52](../01/52.md).

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

בְ⁠אֹתֹת֙

with_[the],signs

Here, sign refers to a some visible object that represented each tribe. This sign is different from the banner because the banner represented a group of three tribes, as mentioned in the next verse. If your readers would not be familiar with this type of symbol, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: “with the symbol”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לְ⁠בֵ֣ית אֲבֹתָ֔⁠ם

of,the_house_of their_ancestors_of,of

See how you translated the house of their fathers in [1:2](../01/02.md).

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

מִ⁠נֶּ֕גֶד סָבִ֥יב לְ⁠אֹֽהֶל־מוֹעֵ֖ד

from,before around (to)_the,tent_of meeting

Away from the front refers to being at a distance from the tent of meeting. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “at a distance away from and around the tent of meeting”