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OET (OET-LV) If/because forget_her god wisdom and_not he_gave_a_share to/for_her/it in/on/at/with_understanding.
OET (OET-RV) Yes, God didn’t give her much wisdom,
⇔ ≈and he didn’t fill her with much understanding.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification
הִשָּׁ֣הּ אֱל֣וֹהַּ חָכְמָ֑ה וְלֹא־חָ֥לַק לָ֝֗הּ בַּבִּינָֽה
forget,her god wisdom and=not give_~_ashare to/for=her/it in/on/at/with,understanding
Yahweh is speaking of an ostrich as if it could consciously forget any wisdom it might have acquired and as if it might possess understanding. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “God has not given it the instincts to take better care of its young”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person
הִשָּׁ֣הּ אֱל֣וֹהַּ חָכְמָ֑ה וְלֹא־חָ֥לַק
forget,her god wisdom and=not give_~_ashare
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: “I have caused it to forget wisdom, and I have not given”
39:13-18 In the ancient Near East, the ostrich had a reputation as a bird that God had deprived of wisdom.
OET (OET-LV) If/because forget_her god wisdom and_not he_gave_a_share to/for_her/it in/on/at/with_understanding.
OET (OET-RV) Yes, God didn’t give her much wisdom,
⇔ ≈and he didn’t fill her with much understanding.
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.