unfoldingWord_en_tn/job/33/23.md

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General Information:

Elihu continues speaking to Job.

for him

This does not refer to a specific person. Elihu continues speaking about any person in general.

from among the thousands of angels

In some languages it may be more natural to refer to a "great number" instead of "thousands." AT: "from the great number of angels" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)

the pit

The place where people go when they die is referred to here as "the pit." AT: "the place where dead people are" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

I have found a ransom for him

This means that the angel has found a way to pay for the sins of the man so that he does not have to die. AT: "for I have found a way for you to keep him from dying" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)

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