OET interlinear JOB 38:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

הְֽ֭⁠מִ⁠יָּמֶי⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: ?,from,days_of,your commanded morning ידעתה caused_~_to_know place_of,its )

Yahweh is using the term days to refer to a specific time, the lifetime of Job. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Ever in your lifetime]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

צִוִּ֣יתָ בֹּ֑קֶר

(Some words not found in UHB: ?,from,days_of,your commanded morning ידעתה caused_~_to_know place_of,its )

Yahweh is speaking of the morning as if it were a living thing that Job could have commanded. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [have you made the day begin]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

ידעתה שחר מְקֹמֽ⁠וֹ

ידעתה caused_~_to_know place_of,its

Yahweh is speaking of the dawn as if it were a living thing whose place Job could have shown to it. Yahweh is referring to the way that the sun rises in a slightly different place each day, making the dawn appear in a slightly different location. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Have you made the sun rise in the right place]