OET interlinear NUM 5:21

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠הִשְׁבִּ֨יעַ הַ⁠כֹּהֵ֥ן אֶֽת־הָֽ⁠אִשָּׁה֮ בִּ⁠שְׁבֻעַ֣ת

and,he_will_make_swear the=priest/officer DOM the=woman with,the_oath_of

The implication is that the priest would speak the oath and then pause while the woman repeated the words after him. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [and the priest shall stop speaking and shall make the woman swear]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

בִּ⁠שְׁבֻעַ֣ת הָ⁠אָלָה֒

with,the_oath_of of,the_curse

Yahweh is using the possessive form to describe an oath that contains the curse. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the curse section of the oath]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יִתֵּ֨ן יְהוָ֥ה אוֹתָ֛⁠ךְ לְ⁠אָלָ֥ה וְ⁠לִ⁠שְׁבֻעָ֖ה בְּ⁠ת֣וֹךְ עַמֵּ֑⁠ךְ

he/it_gave YHWH ,you into,a_curse and,into,a_oath in_the=middle people_of,your

Here, Yahweh is speaking as if Yahweh were actually giving the woman to a curse and an oath. This means that Yahweh will bring about the consequences of the curse she speaks. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Yahweh will make you suffer among your people what you swore in the curse and in the oath]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys

לְ⁠אָלָ֥ה וְ⁠לִ⁠שְׁבֻעָ֖ה

into,a_curse and,into,a_oath

The phrase curse and oath expresses a single idea. The word oath tells more about curse. If it would be more natural in your language, you could express this meaning in a different way. Alternate translation: [to a curse in an oath]

Note 5 topic: translate-unknown

בְּ⁠תֵ֨ת יְהוָ֤ה אֶת־יְרֵכֵ⁠ךְ֙ נֹפֶ֔לֶת וְ⁠אֶת־בִּטְנֵ֖⁠ךְ צָבָֽה

when,makes YHWH DOM thigh_of,your waste_away and=DOM belly_of,your swell

Here the priest refers to general sickness or failure of female reproductive organs. These phrases are general and probably do not refer to one specific type of disease or failure. However, it is clear that the sickness or failure will prevent the conception and birth of children. Consider how to make this clear to your readers. Alternate translation: [when Yahweh gives your reproductive organs failure] or [when Yahweh makes you unable to bear children]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

אֶת־יְרֵכֵ⁠ךְ֙

DOM thigh_of,your

Yahweh is referring to sexual organs in a polite way by using the phrase thigh. Depending on what is helpful in your language, you could use a polite way of referring to this in your language, or you could state this plainly. Alternate translation: [your genital organs]