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OET (OET-LV) Who does_he_prepare for_the_raven prey_its DOM young_its[fn] to god they_will_cry_for_help they_will_wander_about for_lack_of food.
38:41 Variant note: ילד/ו: (x-qere) ’יְ֭לָדָי/ו’: lemma_3206 n_1.0 morph_HNcmpc/Sp3ms id_18CGK יְ֭לָדָי/ו
OET (OET-RV) ⇔ Who prepares prey for the raven
⇔ when its chicks cry out to God for help,
⇔ when they stagger around for lack of food?
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun
לָעֹרֵ֗ב צֵ֫יד֥וֹ כִּֽי־יְ֭לָדָיו
for_the,raven prey,its that/for/because/then/when (Some words not found in UHB: who? provides for_the,raven prey,its that/for/because/then/when young,its to/towards god cry_out wander_about for,lack_of food )
Yahweh is not referring to a specific raven. He means ravens in general. It may be more natural in your language to express this meaning by using plural forms. Alternate translation: “food for the ravens when their children”
Note 2 topic: translate-unknown
לָעֹרֵ֗ב צֵ֫יד֥וֹ
for_the,raven prey,its
A raven is a large bird with shiny black feathers that feeds on dead animals. If your readers would not be familiar with what a raven is, in your translation you could use the name of a comparable bird in your culture, or you could use a general expression. Alternate translation: “food for the birds”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
כִּֽי־יְ֭לָדָיו & אֶל־אֵ֣ל יְשַׁוֵּ֑עוּ
that/for/because/then/when (Some words not found in UHB: who? provides for_the,raven prey,its that/for/because/then/when young,its to/towards god cry_out wander_about for,lack_of food )
Yahweh is referring to how baby birds chirp loudly and continually when they need food. He is saying that he hears this as a prayer, as if the baby birds were crying out to him for what they needed. You could indicate that in your translation if it would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “when its offspring chirp loudly for food as if they were crying out to God for it”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person
אֶל־אֵ֣ל
to/towards god
Yahweh is speaking about himself in the third person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this in the first person. Alternate translation: “to me”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
יִ֝תְע֗וּ לִבְלִי־אֹֽכֶל
wander_about for,lack_of food
Yahweh is speaking as if the baby ravens would literally stagger, that is, walk as if they could barely stand up. He means that they would act in a way that showed they were weak with hunger. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “when they are weak with hunger”
OET (OET-LV) Who does_he_prepare for_the_raven prey_its DOM young_its[fn] to god they_will_cry_for_help they_will_wander_about for_lack_of food.
38:41 Variant note: ילד/ו: (x-qere) ’יְ֭לָדָי/ו’: lemma_3206 n_1.0 morph_HNcmpc/Sp3ms id_18CGK יְ֭לָדָי/ו
OET (OET-RV) ⇔ Who prepares prey for the raven
⇔ when its chicks cry out to God for help,
⇔ when they stagger around for lack of food?
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.