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# But now ask the animals ... the birds ... they will tell you

Job is saying that the animals and the birds understand God better than Job's friends do. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-irony]])

# you

All occurrences of "you" are plural. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-you]])

# But now ask the animals, and they will teach you

The command in the first part of the sentence can be translated as a condition with the word "if." Alternate translation: "But if you ask the animals, they will teach you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-imperative]])

# ask the birds of the heavens, and they will tell you

The command in the first part of the sentence can be translated as a condition. Alternate translation: if you ask the birds of the heavens, they will tell you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-imperative]] )
mismatches 2018-09-26 17:18:22 +00:00			`# But now ask the animals ... the birds ... they will tell you`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`Job is saying that the animals and the birds understand God better than Job's friends do. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-irony]])`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
			`# you`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`All occurrences of "you" are plural. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-you]])`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
mismatches 2018-09-26 17:18:22 +00:00			`# But now ask the animals, and they will teach you`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`The command in the first part of the sentence can be translated as a condition with the word "if." Alternate translation: "But if you ask the animals, they will teach you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-imperative]])`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
			`# ask the birds of the heavens, and they will tell you`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`The command in the first part of the sentence can be translated as a condition. Alternate translation: if you ask the birds of the heavens, they will tell you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-imperative]] )`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00