OET interlinear JOB 41:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

תִּמְשֹׁ֣ךְ לִוְיָתָ֣ן בְּ⁠חַכָּ֑ה וּ֝⁠בְ⁠חֶ֗בֶל תַּשְׁקִ֥יעַ לְשֹׁנֽ⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: draw_out leviathan with,a_fish_hook and,with,a_cord press_down tongue_of,its )

Yahweh is using the question form for emphasis. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate these questions as statements or as exclamations. Alternate translation: [You cannot draw out Leviathan with a hook! No, you cannot tie its tongue with a rope!]

Note 2 topic: writing-participants

תִּמְשֹׁ֣ךְ לִוְיָתָ֣ן

(Some words not found in UHB: draw_out leviathan with,a_fish_hook and,with,a_cord press_down tongue_of,its )

Yahweh now wants Job to consider another one of his great creatures, Leviathan. But he does not indicate this by saying, as he did for Behemoth in 40:15, “Now behold Leviathan.” Instead, he describes how difficult it would be to capture Leviathan, following upon his description of how difficult it would be to capture Behemoth. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use a natural way in your language to show that here Yahweh is introducing another creature that he wants Job to consider. The UST models this approach. Alternate translation: [Now I want you to consider another of my great creatures. Will you draw out Leviathan]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

תִּמְשֹׁ֣ךְ לִוְיָתָ֣ן

(Some words not found in UHB: draw_out leviathan with,a_fish_hook and,with,a_cord press_down tongue_of,its )

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: [Will you draw Leviathan out of the water]

Note 4 topic: translate-names

לִוְיָתָ֣ן

leviathan

See how you translated the name Leviathan in 3:8.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

תַּשְׁקִ֥יעַ לְשֹׁנֽ⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: draw_out leviathan with,a_fish_hook and,with,a_cord press_down tongue_of,its )

Yahweh is using one part of Leviathan’s mouth, its tongue, to mean its entire mouth. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [will you tie its mouth shut]