OET interlinear JOB 38:21

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / irony

יָ֭דַעְתָּ כִּי־אָ֣ז תִּוָּלֵ֑ד וּ⁠מִסְפַּ֖ר יָמֶ֣י⁠ךָ רַבִּֽים

(Some words not found in UHB: know that/for/because/then/when then born and,the_number_of your(pl)_days_of,your great )

For emphasis, Yahweh 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 he actually means. Alternate translation: [You must admit that you actually do not know any of these things, since you were not born then; the number of your days is not that many]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

תִּוָּלֵ֑ד

(Some words not found in UHB: know that/for/because/then/when then born and,the_number_of your(pl)_days_of,your great )

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: [you were alive]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אָ֣ז

then

By then, Yahweh implicitly means when he created all of the things he has been describing. You could indicate that in your translation if it would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [when I created all of these things]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וּ⁠מִסְפַּ֖ר יָמֶ֣י⁠ךָ רַבִּֽים

(Some words not found in UHB: know that/for/because/then/when then born and,the_number_of your(pl)_days_of,your great )

While Job actually has lived for a certain number of days, Yahweh is probably 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: [and you have lived for such a long time] or [and you have had such a long lifetime]