OET interlinear NUM 32:38

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-names

(Occurrence 0) Nebo, Baal Meon … Sibmah

(Some words not found in UHB: and=DOM Nəⱱō and=DOM Baˊal- -məˊōn changed_of name_of and=DOM Səⱱām and,they_called by,names DOM names_of of,the_cities which/who they_had_built )

These are names of cities.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) their names were later changed

(Some words not found in UHB: and=DOM Nəⱱō and=DOM Baˊal- -məˊōn changed_of name_of and=DOM Səⱱām and,they_called by,names DOM names_of of,the_cities which/who they_had_built )

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [people later changed the names of these cities]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

מֽוּסַבֹּ֥ת שֵׁ֖ם

changed_of name_of

The phrase being changed of name could apply to: (1) just Nebo and Baal Meon. Alternate translation: [the names of these two towns were changed] (2) some of the previous town names. Alternate translation: [the names of some of these towns were changed] (3) just Baal Meon. Alternate translation: [the name of this town was changed]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

מֽוּסַבֹּ֥ת שֵׁ֖ם

changed_of name_of

The expression being changed 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. If you need to say who does the action, it could be: (1) Israelites at some later time. Alternate translation: [the Israelites later changed the names] (2) the people of Reuben when they fortified the cities. Alternate translation: [the Reubenites changed their names]