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OET (OET-LV) Concerning what will_I_take flesh_my in/on/at/with_teeth_my and_life_my will_I_put in/on/at/with_hands_my.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
עַל־מָ֤ה ׀ אֶשָּׂ֣א בְשָׂרִ֣י בְשִׁנָּ֑י וְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗י אָשִׂ֥ים בְּכַפִּֽי
on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in what take flesh,my in/on/at/with,teeth,my and,life,my put in/on/at/with,hands,my
Job is posing to his friends a question whose answer he already knows. He is doing this to introduce the answer. You could indicate this in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “Let me tell you why I am taking my flesh in my teeth, yes, putting my life in my hands.”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
עַל־מָ֤ה ׀ אֶשָּׂ֣א בְשָׂרִ֣י בְשִׁנָּ֑י
on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in what take flesh,my in/on/at/with,teeth,my
Job is speaking as if he were literally taking (that is, carrying) his own flesh in his teeth. The image seems to be that of an animal carrying in its mouth prey that it has caught and killed. Until the animal is able to bring the prey safely into its den, the prey is vulnerable and there is a risk that another animal will come and take it. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Why do I put my flesh at risk”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
עַל־מָ֤ה ׀ אֶשָּׂ֣א בְשָׂרִ֣י בְשִׁנָּ֑י
on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in what take flesh,my in/on/at/with,teeth,my
Job is using one part of himself, his flesh, to mean all of him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Why am I putting myself at risk”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
וְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗י אָשִׂ֥ים בְּכַפִּֽי
and,life,my put in/on/at/with,hands,my
Job is speaking as if he is literally holding his life in his hands, where once again it would be vulnerable, as in the preceding image in this verse. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and jeopardize my life”
OET (OET-LV) Concerning what will_I_take flesh_my in/on/at/with_teeth_my and_life_my will_I_put in/on/at/with_hands_my.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.