OET interlinear JOB 9:30

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-symaction

אִם־ הִתְרָחַ֥צְתִּי בְמֵי־ שָׁ֑לֶג וַ֝⁠הֲזִכּ֗וֹתִי בְּ⁠בֹ֣ר כַּפָּֽ⁠י

if wash (Some words not found in UHB: if wash במו soap and,cleanse in/on/at/with,lye hands,my )

Job is speaking hypothetically of something he might do as a symbolic action to show that he is genuinely innocent. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explain the significance of this action. Alternate translation: “If I washed myself with water of snow and cleansed my hands with lye to show how innocent I am”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בְמֵי־שָׁ֑לֶג

(Some words not found in UHB: if wash במו soap and,cleanse in/on/at/with,lye hands,my )

The implication is that water from freshly melting snow is very pure. You could indicate that in your translation if it would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “with very pure water”

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

בְּ⁠בֹ֣ר

in/on/at/with,lye

The word lye describes a cleansing agent made from the ashes created by burning certain plants. If your readers would not be familiar with what lye is, in your translation you could use the name of a comparable substance in your culture, or you could use a general expression. Alternate translation: “with a strong cleansing agent”