OET interlinear JOB 39:13

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

כְּנַף־רְנָנִ֥ים נֶעֱלָ֑סָה

wings ostrich flap_joyfully

Since the word wing applies to many ostriches, it may be more natural in your language to express this meaning by using a plural form. Alternate translation: “The wings of ostriches flap vigorously”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

כְּנַף־רְנָנִ֥ים נֶעֱלָ֑סָה

wings ostrich flap_joyfully

Ostriches cannot fly; this is a reference to the way they flap their wings vigorously when they run. You could indicate that in your translation if it would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “The wings of ostriches flap vigorously when they run”

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

רְנָנִ֥ים

ostrich

See how you translated the expression “daughters of clamor” in 30:29. Here Yahweh uses a different term for the same kind of bird.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

אִם־אֶ֝בְרָ֗ה חֲסִידָ֥ה וְ⁠נֹצָֽה

if pinions stork and,plumage

The terms feather and plumage mean similar things. Yahweh is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: “If they are kind feathers”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

אִם־אֶ֝בְרָ֗ה חֲסִידָ֥ה וְ⁠נֹצָֽה

if pinions stork and,plumage

Yahweh is using one part of an ostrich, its feathers, to mean all of it. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “If it is a kind bird”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אִם־אֶ֝בְרָ֗ה חֲסִידָ֥ה וְ⁠נֹצָֽה

if pinions stork and,plumage

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: “But it is not a kind bird, is it”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אִם־אֶ֝בְרָ֗ה חֲסִידָ֥ה וְ⁠נֹצָֽה

if pinions stork and,plumage

The word translated kind is also the word for another type of bird called a “stork.” The stork was given that name because it was kind to its young. So it is possible that Yahweh is comparing the ostrich directly to the stork here. Many versions of the Bible translate this verse that way. If a translation of the Bible exists in your region, you may wish to use the reading that it uses. If a translation of the Bible does not exist in your region, you may wish to use the reading of ULT. Alternate translation: “But it is not a bird like the stork, is it”