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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)
Where were you when I laid the earth's foundations? Tell me, if you have so much understanding
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)
I laid the earth's foundations
Yahweh describes creating the earth as though he was building a structure. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
if you have so much understanding
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)
Who determined its dimensions? Tell me, if you know
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)
dimensions
"size"
Who stretched the measuring line over it?
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)
measuring line
a rope or cord that people use to make something the right size and shape