OET interlinear JOB 37:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

הֲ֭⁠תֵדַע עַל־מִפְלְשֵׂי־עָ֑ב מִ֝פְלְא֗וֹת תְּמִ֣ים דֵּעִֽים

?,know on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in balancings clouds wonders perfect knowledge

See how you translated the question in the previous verse, either as a question that Elihu wanted Job to answer or one whose form Elihu was using for emphasis.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

עַל־מִפְלְשֵׂי־עָ֑ב

on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in balancings clouds

By balancing, Elihu seems to be referring to how clouds float in the sky. You could indicate that in your translation if it would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “how God makes the cloud float in the sky”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

עַל־מִפְלְשֵׂי־עָ֑ב

on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in balancings clouds

Elihu is not referring to a specific cloud. He means clouds in general. It may be more natural in your language to express this meaning by using a plural form. Alternate translation, as in the UST: “how God makes clouds float in the sky”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

מִ֝פְלְא֗וֹת תְּמִ֣ים דֵּעִֽים

wonders perfect knowledge

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, following a semicolon: “do you know about the wonders of the perfect in knowledges”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

תְּמִ֣ים דֵּעִֽים

perfect knowledge

Elihu is using the adjective perfect as a noun to mean a certain person, God, whose knowledge is perfect, that is, complete and comprehensive. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: “God, who is perfect in knowledges”

Note 6 topic: translate-plural

תְּמִ֣ים דֵּעִֽים

perfect knowledge

Elihu is using the plural form knowledges in a context where the singular term “knowledge” would suffice. This suggests that he is using the plural form for emphasis. Your language may use plural forms in the same way. If not, it might be natural for you to use a singular form, or you could express the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: “God, who knows everything perfectly”