Ayub 18:8

18:8 For he has been thrown into a net by his feet ¹ 

and he wanders into a mesh. ² 

Ayub 18:10

18:10 A rope is hidden for him ³  on the ground

and a trap for him ⁴  lies on the path.

Ayub 28:26

28:26 When he imposed a limit ⁵  for the rain,

and a path for the thunderstorm, ⁶ 

[18:8]  ¹ tn See Ps 25:15.

[18:8]  ² tn The word שְׂבָכָה (sÿvakhah) is used in scripture for the lattice window (2 Kgs 1:2). The Arabic cognate means “to be intertwined.” So the term could describe a net, matting, grating, or lattice. Here it would be the netting stretched over a pit.

[18:10]  ³ tn Heb “his rope.” The suffix must be a genitive expressing that the trap was for him, to trap him, and so an objective genitive.

[18:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “his trap.” The pronominal suffix is objective genitive here as well.

[28:26]  ⁵ tn Or “decree.”

[28:26]  ⁶ tn Or “thunderbolt,” i.e., lightning. Heb “the roaring of voices/sounds,” which describes the nature of the storm.