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OET (OET-LV) If/because now than_sand of_[the]_seas it_will_be_heavy on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in yes/correct/thus/so words_my they_have_been_rash.
OET (OET-RV) Because now it would be heavier than the sand on the beaches
⇔ so that’s why my words have been so rash.
Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns
מֵח֣וֹל יַמִּ֣ים יִכְבָּ֑ד
than,sand seas heavier
Job is using the pronoun it to refer to his anguish. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: “my anguish would be heavier than the sand of the seas”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification
דְּבָרַ֥י לָֽעוּ
words,my rash
Job is speaking of his words as if they were a living thing that has raved to his friends. He means that he himself has raved or spoken vehemently to them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “I raved when I spoke to you”
6:3-4 In the Old Testament, arrows are associated with supernatural peril, pestilence, and destructive ills (7:20; 16:12-13; Deut 32:23-24, 42; Pss 7:12-13; 38:2; 64:7; 91:5-6; Lam 2:4; 3:12-13; Ezek 5:16).
OET (OET-LV) If/because now than_sand of_[the]_seas it_will_be_heavy on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in yes/correct/thus/so words_my they_have_been_rash.
OET (OET-RV) Because now it would be heavier than the sand on the beaches
⇔ so that’s why my words have been so rash.
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.