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# General Information:
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In these verses, Job uses the language of poetry to describe how God formed him in the womb. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry]])
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# Have you not poured me out like milk and curdled me like cheese?
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This is a question that expects a positive answer. AT: "You poured me out like milk and curdled me like cheese." or "You formed me in the womb like poured milk becomes cheese." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# you
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Here "you" refers to God.
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# me
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Here "me" refers to Job.
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# You have clothed me with skin and flesh
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God putting skin and flesh on Job's body is spoken of as if God was putting clothing on him. AT: "You have put skin and flesh on my body" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# knit me together
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"wove me together." God putting Job's body together in the womb is spoken of as if God was knitting or weaving a piece of cloth. AT: "put me together" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# sinews
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"tendons." These are the parts of the body that connect muscles to bones or other body parts and are like tough, white bands or cords.
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/clothed]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/flesh]] |