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OET (OET-RV) Do you understand the physical laws of the universe,
⇔ ≈or can you establish their rule over the earth?
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / possession
חֻקּ֣וֹת שָׁמָ֑יִם
ordinances heavens
Yahweh is using this possessive form to statutes that apply to the skies, not statutes that the skies have enacted. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: “the statutes that govern the sky” or “how the movements of the sun, moon, and stars are regulated”
Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns
אִם־תָּשִׂ֖ים מִשְׁטָר֣וֹ בָאָֽרֶץ
if establish rule,their in/on_the=earth
Although the pronoun its is singular, it refers to the skies. If it would be clearer in your language, you could use a plural pronoun in your translation. Alternate translation: “If you will establish their rule over the earth”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
אִם־תָּשִׂ֖ים מִשְׁטָר֣וֹ בָאָֽרֶץ
if establish rule,their in/on_the=earth
Yahweh is using the word If to introduce a question that anticipates a negative answer. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate this in your translation. Alternate translation: “You are not able to establish their rule over the earth, are you”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
אִם־תָּשִׂ֖ים מִשְׁטָר֣וֹ בָאָֽרֶץ
if establish rule,their in/on_the=earth
Yahweh is speaking as if the skies literally ruled over the earth. He is likely referring to the way that the sun heats the earth, cloud cover cools the earth, and so forth. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Can you make what happens in the sky influence conditions on the earth”
OET (OET-RV) Do you understand the physical laws of the universe,
⇔ ≈or can you establish their rule over the earth?
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.