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# General Information:
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Yahweh begins to challenge Job with a series of questions that emphasize he created the earth and Job did not. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# Where were you when I laid the earth's foundations? Tell me, if you have so much understanding
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This can be translated as a statement. AT: "Tell me where you were when I laid the foundations of the earth, if you have so much understanding" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# I laid the earth's foundations
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Yahweh describes creating the earth as though he was building a structure. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# if you have so much understanding
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The abstract noun "understanding" can be translated as the verb "understand." AT: "if you understand so much" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# Who determined its dimensions? Tell me, if you know
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This can be translated as a statement. AT: "Tell me who determined its dimensions, if you know" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# dimensions
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"size"
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# Who stretched the measuring line over it?
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This can be translated as a statement. AT: "Tell me who stretched the measuring line over it." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# measuring line
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a rope or cord that people use to make something the right size and shape
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/earth]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/foundation]] |