OET interlinear JOB 33:20

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְ֝⁠נַפְשׁ֗⁠וֹ מַאֲכַ֥ל תַּאֲוָֽה

and,soul,his food favourite

Elihu is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “and his soul abhors food of desire”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

חַיָּת֣⁠וֹ & וְ֝⁠נַפְשׁ֗⁠וֹ

life,his & and,soul,his

Elihu is using parts of a person, his life and his soul, to mean all of him in the act of abhorring food. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “he … and he abhors”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

לָ֑חֶם

bread

Elihu is using one kind of food, bread, to mean food in general. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “food”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

מַאֲכַ֥ל תַּאֲוָֽה

food favourite

Elihu is using this possessive form to describe food that a person would especially desire, not food that belongs to desire. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: “desirable food” or “delicacies”