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Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular
שִֽׂימָה־נָּ֭א עָרְבֵ֣נִי עִמָּ֑ךְ
lay_down, please pledge,me with,yourself
The word you and the implied “you” in the imperative set and in the imperative be surety for are singular because they refer to God. So use the singular form in your translation if your language marks that distinction.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
שִֽׂימָה־נָּ֭א עָרְבֵ֣נִי עִמָּ֑ךְ
lay_down, please pledge,me with,yourself
Job is speaking as if God would literally set down, that is, surrender to a court, something of value in order to guarantee Job’s appearance in court and good conduct. Job is similarly speaking as if God would literally be surety for him, that is, personally guarantee his appearance and conduct. Job speaks this way even though he says at the same time that God himself would be trying his case (that is the meaning of with you). Your culture may have a similar custom that you could use in your translation. You could also use plain language. Alternate translation: “Please put up a bond for me even as you try my case”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
מִֽי ה֝֗וּא לְיָדִ֥י יִתָּקֵֽעַ
who? he/it for,hand,my put_up_security
Job is using the question form for emphasis. If you would not use the question form for that purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: “No one else will strike himself to my hand”
Note 4 topic: translate-symaction
מִֽי ה֝֗וּא לְיָדִ֥י יִתָּקֵֽעַ
who? he/it for,hand,my put_up_security
Job is speaking of one person striking his hand against a second person’s hand as a symbolic action in order to show that he was committing himself to serve as a guarantor for that second person. Your culture may have a similar practice that you could use in your translation, and you can also explain the significance of this action. Alternate translation: “No one else will shake hands with me to pledge that he will be my guarantor”
17:3-5 defend my innocence, O God (literally please keep my pledge with yourself): A pledge (Hebrew ‘erabon) can be a deposit guaranteeing payment (Gen 38:17-20; Exod 22:26-27; Deut 24:10-14; see Prov 20:16; 27:13), so this might suggest atonement. It might also be another reference to Job’s desire for an advocate to plead his case (see study note on Job 16:19-21).
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.