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OET (OET-RV) I told myself to let the elders speak,
⇔ ≈and to let those with much experience share their wisdom.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes
אָ֭מַרְתִּי יָמִ֣ים יְדַבֵּ֑רוּ וְרֹ֥ב שָׁ֝נִ֗ים יֹדִ֥יעוּ חָכְמָֽה
thought days speak and,many years teach wisdom
If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: “I told myself that days should speak and that a multitude of years should teach wisdom”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification
יָמִ֣ים יְדַבֵּ֑רוּ וְרֹ֥ב שָׁ֝נִ֗ים יֹדִ֥יעוּ חָכְמָֽה
days speak and,many years teach wisdom
Elihu is speaking of days and years as if they were living things that could speak and teach wisdom. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. He means that people who have lived for many days and years should do those things. Alternate translation: “Let people who have lived for many days speak; yes, let those who have lived for a multitude of years teach wisdom”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
חָכְמָֽה
wisdom
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of wisdom, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “what is wise”
32:1–37:24 Having completed three cycles of speeches between Job and his three friends, we now hear from a new voice. Elihu has not been previously introduced, but he is a young man who has listened to everything the others have said.
OET (OET-RV) I told myself to let the elders speak,
⇔ ≈and to let those with much experience share their wisdom.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.