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OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_said naked I_came_out[fn] from_womb mother’s_my and_naked I_will_return there_to[fn] Yahweh he_gave and_LORD he_has_taken may_it_be the_name of_Yahweh blessed.
OET (OET-RV) saying, “I came naked from my mother’s womb, and I will leave this life naked. Yahweh gave, and Yahweh has taken. May Yahweh’s reputation??? be blessed.”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
עָרֹ֨ם & וְעָרֹם֙
naked & and,naked
Job is using one kind of possession, clothing, to mean all kinds of possessions. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Without any possessions … without any possessions”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo
יָצָ֜אתִי מִבֶּ֣טֶן אִמִּ֗י
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said naked came from,womb mother's,my and,naked return there,to YHWH he/it_gave and,LORD taken_away let_it_be name_of YHWH blessed )
It might seem that this expression contains extra information that would be unnatural to express in your language. If so, you can shorten it. Alternate translation: “I was born”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
אָשׁ֣וּב שָׁ֔מָה
return (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said naked came from,womb mother's,my and,naked return there,to YHWH he/it_gave and,LORD taken_away let_it_be name_of YHWH blessed )
Job is speaking as if the grave in which he will be buried is another womb like that of his mother. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “I will go to the grave” or “I will be buried”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
יְהִ֛י שֵׁ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה מְבֹרָֽךְ
let_it_be (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said naked came from,womb mother's,my and,naked return there,to YHWH he/it_gave and,LORD taken_away let_it_be name_of YHWH blessed )
If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “May people bless the name of Yahweh”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
יְהִ֛י שֵׁ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה מְבֹרָֽךְ
let_it_be (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said naked came from,womb mother's,my and,naked return there,to YHWH he/it_gave and,LORD taken_away let_it_be name_of YHWH blessed )
Here, name represents the reputation of a person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could say that plainly. Alternate translation: “May Yahweh continue to have a good reputation”
OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_said naked I_came_out[fn] from_womb mother’s_my and_naked I_will_return there_to[fn] Yahweh he_gave and_LORD he_has_taken may_it_be the_name of_Yahweh blessed.
OET (OET-RV) saying, “I came naked from my mother’s womb, and I will leave this life naked. Yahweh gave, and Yahweh has taken. May Yahweh’s reputation??? be blessed.”
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.