OET interlinear JOB 16:21

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

לְ⁠גֶ֣בֶר

for,man

When he refers to a man in the first part of this verse, Job seems to be speaking about himself in the third person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this in the first person. Alternate translation: “for me”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וּֽ⁠בֶן־אָדָ֥ם לְ⁠רֵעֵֽ⁠הוּ

and,son humankind for,friend,his

Job 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: “and a son of man argues for his neighbor”

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

וּֽ⁠בֶן־אָדָ֥ם לְ⁠רֵעֵֽ⁠הוּ

and,son humankind for,friend,his

In this instance, Job is using the word and to say that the phrase it introduces is just as true as the previous phrase. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate this in your translation. Alternate translation: “just as a son of man argues for his neighbor”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

וּֽ⁠בֶן־אָדָ֥ם לְ⁠רֵעֵֽ⁠הוּ

and,son humankind for,friend,his

Although the terms son and man are masculine, the phrase a son of man has a generic sense and means “a human being.” If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use language in your translation that is clearly inclusive of both men and women. Alternate translation: “just as one human being argues on behalf of another human being”