OET interlinear NUM 9:21

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / declarative

וְ⁠יֵ֞שׁ אֲשֶׁר

and,there_[were] which/who

The phrase And it is that introduces events that occurred regularly. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use words like “whenever” or “sometimes” to show that these were repeated events. See how you translated this phrase in 9:20. Alternate translation: [And whenever]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

יִהְיֶ֤ה & מֵ⁠עֶ֣רֶב

will_belong & from,evening

The author is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [is upon the Dwelling from evening]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וְ⁠נַעֲלָ֧ה הֶֽ⁠עָנָ֛ן & וְ⁠נַעֲלָ֥ה הֶ⁠עָנָ֖ן

and,it_was_taken_up the,cloud & and,it_was_taken_up the,cloud

The expression the cloud is taken up is a passive verbal form. If your language would not 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, the context indicates that it is God. See how you translated the similar words in 9:17. Alternate translation: [and Yahweh takes the cloud up … and Yahweh takes the cloud up]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

א֚וֹ יוֹמָ֣ם וָ⁠לַ֔יְלָה וְ⁠נַעֲלָ֥ה הֶ⁠עָנָ֖ן

or in_the_daytime and,night and,it_was_taken_up the,cloud

Here, the author could be indicating that: (1) the cloud could be taken up at any time of the day or night. Alternate translation: [or the cloud is taken up at any time during the day or night] (2) the cloud would sometimes remain over the Dwelling for a day and a night and then be taken up. Alternate translation: [or the cloud is over the Dwelling for a day and a night and then is taken up]