OET interlinear JOB 1:21

uW Translation Notes:

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,the_womb_of my_mother_of,my and,naked return to,(to) YHWH he/it_gave and,Yahweh 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,the_womb_of my_mother_of,my and,naked return to,(to) YHWH he/it_gave and,Yahweh 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,the_womb_of my_mother_of,my and,naked return to,(to) YHWH he/it_gave and,Yahweh 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,the_womb_of my_mother_of,my and,naked return to,(to) YHWH he/it_gave and,Yahweh 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]