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OET (OET-LV) The_told to_him/it[fn] if/because_that I_will_speak or did_he_say anyone if/because_that he_will_be_swallowed_up.
37:20 Note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.
OET (OET-RV) Should he be informed that I want to speak,
⇔ or will anyone who talks get swallowed up?
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
הַֽיְסֻפַּר־ל֭וֹ כִּ֣י אֲדַבֵּ֑ר
the,told to=him/it that/for/because/then/when speak
Elihu is using the question form for emphasis. If you would not use the question form for that purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: “It should not be recounted to him that I would speak!”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
הַֽיְסֻפַּר־ל֭וֹ כִּ֣י אֲדַבֵּ֑ר
the,told to=him/it that/for/because/then/when speak
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: “Should someone recount to him that I would speak?” or “No one should recount to him that I would speak!”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
אִֽם־אָ֥מַר אִ֝֗ישׁ כִּ֣י יְבֻלָּֽע
if he/it_had_said (a)_man that/for/because/then/when swallowed_up
Elihu is using the question form for emphasis. If you would not use the question form for that purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: “If a man spoke, surely he would be swallowed up!”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations
אִ֝֗ישׁ
(a)_man
Here the masculine term man has a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use language in your translation that is clearly inclusive of both men and women. Alternate translation: “a person”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
יְבֻלָּֽע
swallowed_up
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: “God would swallow him up”
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
יְבֻלָּֽע
swallowed_up
Elihu is speaking as if God would literally swallow an insolent person. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “he would be destroyed” or “God would destroy him”
37:20 speak when they are confused? Or speak without being swallowed up? Punishment as severe as death might result from contesting God’s judgment (cp. 13:14).
OET (OET-LV) The_told to_him/it[fn] if/because_that I_will_speak or did_he_say anyone if/because_that he_will_be_swallowed_up.
37:20 Note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.
OET (OET-RV) Should he be informed that I want to speak,
⇔ or will anyone who talks get swallowed up?
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.