OET interlinear NUM 9:23

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

עַל־פִּ֤י יְהוָה֙ יַחֲנ֔וּ וְ⁠עַל־פִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה יִסָּ֑עוּ

on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in command_of YHWH camped and,on command_of YHWH set_out

See how you how translated the identical clauses in [9:20](../09/20.md).

Note 2 topic: writing-poetry

אֶת־מִשְׁמֶ֤רֶת יְהוָה֙ שָׁמָ֔רוּ

DOM charge_of YHWH kept

See how you translated the similar clause in [9:19](../09/19.md). Alternate translation: [They kept what Yahweh commanded]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠עַל־פִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה

and,on command_of YHWH

Here, mouth represents Yahweh’s command or instruction. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [as Yahweh ordered them to]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בְּ⁠יַד־מֹשֶֽׁה

by,the_hand_of Mosheh

The author is using in the hand of as a common expression of this culture to mean “under the control of.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. See how you translated this phrase in [4:37](../04/37.md). Alternate translation: [under the control of]