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OET (OET-RV) to bring their souls back from the pit
⇔ so they can be enlightened with the light of life.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
נַ֭פְשׁוֹ
soul,his
Elihu is using one part of this person, his soul, to mean all of him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “him”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
לֵ֝א֗וֹר בְּא֣וֹר הַֽחַיִּים
that,shine in/on/at/with,light the=life
If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “so that he can enlighten him with the light of the living”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj
לֵ֝א֗וֹר בְּא֣וֹר הַֽחַיִּים
that,shine in/on/at/with,light the=life
Elihu is using the plural adjective living as a noun to mean a certain group of people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: “so that he can enlighten him with the light of living people”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession
לֵ֝א֗וֹר בְּא֣וֹר הַֽחַיִּים
that,shine in/on/at/with,light the=life
Elihu is using the possessive form, the light of the living, to describe the light that living people have and by which they see, not light that living people give off. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: “so that he can enlighten him with the light that living people have”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
לֵ֝א֗וֹר בְּא֣וֹר הַֽחַיִּים
that,shine in/on/at/with,light the=life
As in verse 38, the term light refers by association to life on earth. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “so that he can restore him to life among the other people who live on earth”
OET (OET-RV) to bring their souls back from the pit
⇔ so they can be enlightened with the light of life.
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.