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OET (OET-LV) And_messenger he_came to ʼIyyōⱱ and_said the_oxen they_were plowing and_the_donkeys [were]_grazing on hands_of_them.
OET (OET-RV) a messenger came to Iyyov and reported, “While the oxen were plowing and the donkeys were feeding nearby,
Note 1 topic: writing-background
הַבָּקָר֙ הָי֣וּ חֹֽרְשׁ֔וֹת וְהָאֲתֹנ֖וֹת רֹע֥וֹת עַל־יְדֵיהֶֽם
(Some words not found in UHB: and,messenger he/it_came to/towards ʼIyyōⱱ and,said the,oxen they_were plowing and,the,donkeys feeding on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in hands_of,them )
The messenger is giving background information to help Job understand what he reports next. In your translation, introduce this information in a way that would be natural in your own language and culture.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
עַל־יְדֵיהֶֽם
on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in hands_of,them
This expression uses the word hand to mean the side of a person, animal, or group of animals. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “at their side” or “next to them”
1:13-19 These attacks destroyed the blessings enumerated in 1:2-3; Job was left alone with the four ominous messengers who came to report and a wife who offered misguided counsel.
• The repetition of while he was still speaking emphasizes the relentlessness of the attacks (see Jer 51:31). The repetition of I am the only one who escaped to tell you emphasizes the total obliteration of Job’s resources.
OET (OET-LV) And_messenger he_came to ʼIyyōⱱ and_said the_oxen they_were plowing and_the_donkeys [were]_grazing on hands_of_them.
OET (OET-RV) a messenger came to Iyyov and reported, “While the oxen were plowing and the donkeys were feeding nearby,
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.