OET interlinear JOB 39:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

אֲשֶׁר־שַׂ֣מְתִּי עֲרָבָ֣ה בֵית֑⁠וֹ וּֽ⁠מִשְׁכְּנוֹתָ֥י⁠ו מְלֵֽחָה

which/who given wilderness home,its and,dwelling_place,its salt_land

In some languages it may be more natural to mention the place first and then give the information that Yahweh had made this a place for wild donkeys to live in. It may be helpful to begin a new sentence here. Alternate translation: “I have made the Arabah his house, yes, I have made the salt land his habitations”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֲשֶׁר־שַׂ֣מְתִּי עֲרָבָ֣ה בֵית֑⁠וֹ

which/who given wilderness home,its

Yahweh is speaking as if the Arabah or desert were literally a house in which a wild donkey lived. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “to whom I have given the Arabah as a place to live”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וּֽ⁠מִשְׁכְּנוֹתָ֥י⁠ו מְלֵֽחָה

and,dwelling_place,its salt_land

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: “and whose habitations I have made in the salt land”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וּֽ⁠מִשְׁכְּנוֹתָ֥י⁠ו מְלֵֽחָה

and,dwelling_place,its salt_land

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of habitations, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “yes, to whom I have given the salt land as a place to inhabit”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

מְלֵֽחָה

salt_land

Yahweh is using the term salt land to refer by association to a particular area of the desert where there is much salt in the soil and, as a result, few plants can grow. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the barren land” or “the desert”