OET interlinear JOB 39:25

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בְּ⁠דֵ֤י שֹׁפָ֨ר

in/on/at/with,often_as_of trumpet

This expression means “as often as the horn sounds.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “As often as the horn sounds”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

יֹ֘אמַ֤ר הֶאָ֗ח

says aha

Yahweh is speaking of a horse as if it could speak and use this expression to show its delight. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “it snorts enthusiastically.”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

יָרִ֣יחַ מִלְחָמָ֑ה

smells battle

Yahweh is using the term battle by association to mean the enemy army that is approaching to fight a battle with the army to which the horse belongs. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “it smells the enemy army approaching”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

רַ֥עַם שָׂ֝רִים וּ⁠תְרוּעָֽה

thunder_of captains and,battle_cry

Yahweh is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “it hears the thunder of the princes and the battle-cry”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

רַ֥עַם שָׂ֝רִים

thunder_of captains

Yahweh is speaking as if the loud orders that the princes or commanders were shouting to their troops were literally thunder. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the loud shouts of the princes” or “the loudly shouted orders of the princes”