OET interlinear JOB 33:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / pastforfuture

נָ֭א פָּתַ֣חְתִּי פִ֑⁠י דִּבְּרָ֖ה לְשׁוֹנִ֣⁠י בְ⁠חִכִּֽ⁠י

now open mouth,my speaks tongue,my in/on/at/with,mouth,my

Elihu is using the past tense to describe something that he intends to do in the immediate future. He is doing that in order to indicate his resolve to do what he describes. Alternate translation: “I am now about to open my mouth; my tongue is about to speak on my palate”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

נָ֭א פָּתַ֣חְתִּי פִ֑⁠י

now open mouth,my

Elihu is using the first part of the speaking process, opening one’s mouth, to mean the entire process of speaking. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “I am now about to speak”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

דִּבְּרָ֖ה לְשׁוֹנִ֣⁠י בְ⁠חִכִּֽ⁠י

speaks tongue,my in/on/at/with,mouth,my

Elihu is speaking of his tongue as if it were a living thing that could speak on its own. He means that he is about to use his tongue to form words by touching it against his palate and other places in his mouth. Your language may have a similar expression that you could use in your translation. Alternate translation: “the words are on the tip of my tongue”