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OET (OET-LV) Teach_us[fn] what will_we_say to_him/it not we_will_arrange from_face/in_front_of darkness.
37:19 Note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive
ה֭וֹדִיעֵנוּ מַה־נֹּ֣אמַר ל֑וֹ לֹ֥א־נַ֝עֲרֹ֗ךְ מִפְּנֵי־חֹֽשֶׁךְ
teach,us what? say to=him/it not draw_up from=face/in_front_of darkness
Elihu is using the term us to refer to himself and the others who are listening but not to Job, whom he is addressing, so use the exclusive form of “us” in your translation if your language marks that distinction. Elihu seems to be using the term we to refer to Job as well as to himself and the others who are listening, since he is describing a general human condition. It may be natural in your language to use the inclusive form of “we” in this second instance if your language marks that distinction.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / irony
ה֭וֹדִיעֵנוּ מַה־נֹּ֣אמַר ל֑וֹ
teach,us what? say to=him/it
For emphasis, Elihu is saying the opposite of what he means. If a speaker of your language would not do this, in your translation you could indicate what Elihu actually means. Alternate translation: “I do not believe that you would be able to teach us what we should say to him”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
לֹ֥א־נַ֝עֲרֹ֗ךְ
not draw_up
See how you translated the term “array” in 33:5. Alternate translation: “we cannot marshal our arguments” or “we cannot organize what we want to say”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
מִפְּנֵי־חֹֽשֶׁךְ
from=face/in_front_of darkness
Here the word face represents the presence of a person or thing by association with the way people can see the face of someone who is present. Alternate translation: “because of the darkness that is present”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
מִפְּנֵי־חֹֽשֶׁךְ
from=face/in_front_of darkness
Elihu is referring to the limitations of human understanding. He is speaking as if people were in darkness and so could not see or distinguish very much. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “because of the limitations of our human understanding”
OET (OET-LV) Teach_us[fn] what will_we_say to_him/it not we_will_arrange from_face/in_front_of darkness.
37:19 Note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.