OET interlinear JOB 8:17

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

עַל־גַּ֭ל שָֽׁרָשָׁ֣י⁠ו יְסֻבָּ֑כוּ בֵּ֖ית אֲבָנִ֣ים יֶחֱזֶֽה

on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in (Some words not found in UHB: on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in pile_of_rocks roots_of,its intertwined house_of stones looks )

Bildad is continuing to speak of the godless person and his temporary prosperity as if he were a plant. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [A godless person may at first be secure, like a plant whose roots are wrapped around a heap of stones, a plant that is solidly rooted among stones]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

עַל־גַּ֭ל שָֽׁרָשָׁ֣י⁠ו יְסֻבָּ֑כוּ

on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in (Some words not found in UHB: on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in pile_of_rocks roots_of,its intertwined house_of stones looks )

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [It wraps its roots around a heap of stones]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

בֵּ֖ית אֲבָנִ֣ים יֶחֱזֶֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in pile_of_rocks roots_of,its intertwined house_of stones looks )

Bildad is speaking as if this plant were looking for a house to live in. He means that the plant naturally roots itself in a secure place among rocks. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [it roots itself in a secure place among rocks]