OET interlinear JOB 30:23

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

מָ֣וֶת & וּ⁠בֵ֖ית מוֹעֵ֣ד לְ⁠כָל־חָֽי

death & and,a_house_of appointed to/from=all/each/any/every living_(creature)

These two phrases mean similar things. Job is using repetition to emphasize the idea that the phrases express. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that by using a word other than “and” in your translation. Alternate translation: [to death, yes, to the house of appointment to all the living]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

מָ֣וֶת

death

As the rest of the verse shows, Job is using the term death by association to mean Sheol, the abode of the dead. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [to Sheol]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ⁠בֵ֖ית מוֹעֵ֣ד לְ⁠כָל־חָֽי

and,a_house_of appointed to/from=all/each/any/every living_(creature)

Job is speaking as if Sheol were a house in which dead people lived. He means that it is the place to which people go when they die. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and to the place of appointment to all the living]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

וּ⁠בֵ֖ית מוֹעֵ֣ד לְ⁠כָל־חָֽי

and,a_house_of appointed to/from=all/each/any/every living_(creature)

Job is using this possessive form to indicate that God has appointed Sheol as the place where living people are to go when they die. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [and to the place God has appointed for living people to go when they die]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

חָֽי

living_(creature)

Job is using the adjective living as a noun to mean a certain kind of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [living people]