OET interlinear JOB 38:10

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וָ⁠אֶשְׁבֹּ֣ר עָלָ֣י⁠ו חֻקִּ֑⁠י

and,prescribed on/upon/above=him/it boundaries,my

Yahweh may be referring implicitly to the way he broke off the edge of the land to make a boundary for the sea. This could be a description of the cliffs that serve as the boundary between the land and the sea in many places. You could indicate that in your translation if it would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “And I broke off the land to make a boundary for the sea” or “And at the edge of the land I made cliffs that the sea cannot flow over”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

וָֽ֝⁠אָשִׂ֗ים בְּרִ֣יחַ וּ⁠דְלָתָֽיִם

and,set bars and,doors

Since Yahweh would first have made doors and then a bar to put across them to keep them shut, it may be more natural to mention the doors first. Alternate translation: “and I set doors and a bar”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וָֽ֝⁠אָשִׂ֗ים בְּרִ֣יחַ וּ⁠דְלָתָֽיִם

and,set bars and,doors

As in verse 8, Yahweh is speaking as if he had literally set up doors to keep the sea from flowing onto the land. See how you translated the similar expression there. Alternate translation: “and I set up floodgates to hold the sea back” or “and I restrained the sea from flowing onto the land”