OET interlinear JOB 2:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הֲ⁠שַׂ֣מְתָּ לִבְּ⁠ךָ֮ אֶל

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said YHWH to/towards the,adversary have,you_set? heart_of,your to/towards servant_of,my ʼIyyōⱱ/(Job) that/for/because/then/when not like,him on_the=earth (a)_man blameless and,upright fears_of ʼElohīm and_[who],turns_aside from,evil and,still,he persists on,integrity_of,his and,you,incited_me in=him/it to,ruin,him for_no_reason )

See how you translated this expression in [1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: [Have you considered]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

אֵ֨ין כָּמֹ֜⁠הוּ

not (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said YHWH to/towards the,adversary have,you_set? heart_of,your to/towards servant_of,my ʼIyyōⱱ/(Job) that/for/because/then/when not like,him on_the=earth (a)_man blameless and,upright fears_of ʼElohīm and_[who],turns_aside from,evil and,still,he persists on,integrity_of,his and,you,incited_me in=him/it to,ruin,him for_no_reason )

See how you translated this expression in [1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: [there is not anyone like him]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

תָּ֧ם וְ⁠יָשָׁ֛ר

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said YHWH to/towards the,adversary have,you_set? heart_of,your to/towards servant_of,my ʼIyyōⱱ/(Job) that/for/because/then/when not like,him on_the=earth (a)_man blameless and,upright fears_of ʼElohīm and_[who],turns_aside from,evil and,still,he persists on,integrity_of,his and,you,incited_me in=him/it to,ruin,him for_no_reason )

See how you translated this expression in [1:1](../01/01.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

יְרֵ֥א אֱלֹהִ֖ים

fears_of ʼElohīm

See how you translated this expression in [1:1](../01/01.md).

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠סָ֣ר מֵ⁠רָ֑ע

and_[who],turns_aside from,evil

See how you translated this expression in [1:1](../01/01.md).

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מַחֲזִ֣יק בְּ⁠תֻמָּת֔⁠וֹ

persists (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said YHWH to/towards the,adversary have,you_set? heart_of,your to/towards servant_of,my ʼIyyōⱱ/(Job) that/for/because/then/when not like,him on_the=earth (a)_man blameless and,upright fears_of ʼElohīm and_[who],turns_aside from,evil and,still,he persists on,integrity_of,his and,you,incited_me in=him/it to,ruin,him for_no_reason )

Yahweh is speaking as if Job were literally holding firmly onto his integrity. He means that Job is maintaining his integrity. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [is maintaining his integrity]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

מַחֲזִ֣יק בְּ⁠תֻמָּת֔⁠וֹ

persists (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said YHWH to/towards the,adversary have,you_set? heart_of,your to/towards servant_of,my ʼIyyōⱱ/(Job) that/for/because/then/when not like,him on_the=earth (a)_man blameless and,upright fears_of ʼElohīm and_[who],turns_aside from,evil and,still,he persists on,integrity_of,his and,you,incited_me in=him/it to,ruin,him for_no_reason )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of integrity, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [is continuing to live in the right way]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לְ⁠בַלְּע֥⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said YHWH to/towards the,adversary have,you_set? heart_of,your to/towards servant_of,my ʼIyyōⱱ/(Job) that/for/because/then/when not like,him on_the=earth (a)_man blameless and,upright fears_of ʼElohīm and_[who],turns_aside from,evil and,still,he persists on,integrity_of,his and,you,incited_me in=him/it to,ruin,him for_no_reason )

Yahweh is speaking as if the adversary had literally incited him to devour or eat up Job. He means that the adversary had incited him to allow the adversary to destroy Job’s possessions and family. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [to allow you to destroy his possessions and family]