OET interlinear JOB 27:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-oathformula

כִּֽי

that/for/because/then/when

Job is using the word that to introduce the content of the oath that he began to swear in the previous verse. In some cases, if you translated the previous verse to reflect the way people swear oaths in your culture, you may not need to include the word that here. If you chose to reflect the way Job swore this oath following the practices of his own culture, it may be helpful to show what he is using the word that to mean. Alternate translation: “I swear that”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠ר֖וּחַ אֱל֣וֹהַּ בְּ⁠אַפִּֽ⁠י

and=spirit god in/on/at/with,nostrils,my

Job is using the breath in his nose by association to mean breathing, and he is using breathing by association to mean being alive. Your language may have a similar expression that you could use in your translation. You could also state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and for as long as I draw the breath of life” or “and for as long as I am alive”