OET interlinear JOB 1:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-participants

אִ֛ישׁ הָיָ֥ה בְ⁠אֶֽרֶץ־ע֖וּץ

(a)_man it_became in,the_land_of ˊŪʦ

The author is introducing Job as the main participant in the story. If your language has its own way of introducing participants, you can use it here in your translation. Alternate translation: [There once was a man who lived in the land of Uz]

Note 2 topic: translate-names

ע֖וּץ אִיּ֣וֹב

ˊŪʦ ʼIyyōⱱ/(Job)

The word Uz is the name of a place, and the word Job is the name of a man.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

תָּ֧ם וְ⁠יָשָׁ֛ר

(Some words not found in UHB: (a)_man it_became in,the_land_of ˊŪʦ ʼIyyōⱱ/(Job) his/its=name and=it_was the=man (the)=that blameless and,upright and,fearing_of ʼElohīm and,turning_aside from,evil )

The terms blameless and righteous mean similar things. The author is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [very righteous]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וִ⁠ירֵ֥א אֱלֹהִ֖ים

and,fearing_of ʼElohīm

As the introduction to Job discusses, here as in several other places in the book, the author is using a word from the root “fear,” in this case the word fearful, in a particular sense. He is describing an awe of God that leads to holy living. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [both respectful of God]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠סָ֥ר מֵ⁠רָֽע

and,turning_aside from,evil

The author is speaking figuratively of Job as if he physically turned away from evil. He means that he did not live in an evil way but instead lived in the right way. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and careful not to do anything wrong]