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Job 33:24
New English Translation
Job 33:24
New English Translation
24 and if[a] God[b] is gracious to him and says,
‘Spare[c] him from going down
to the place of corruption,
I have found a ransom for him,’[d]
Footnotes
- Job 33:24 tn This verse seems to continue the protasis begun in the last verse, with the apodosis coming in the next verse.
- Job 33:24 tn Heb “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Job 33:24 tc The verb is either taken as an anomalous form of פָּדַע (padaʿ, “to rescue; to redeem,” or “to exempt him”), or it is emended to some similar word, like פָּרַע (paraʿ, “to let loose,” so Wright).
- Job 33:24 sn This verse and v. 28 should be compared with Ps 49:7-9, 15 (8-10, 16 HT) where the same basic vocabulary and concepts are employed.
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