en_tn_condensed/job/13/18.md

# Connecting Statement:

Job continues speaking to God.

# See now

This emphasizes what follows. "Listen now" or "Please pay special attention"

# I have set my defense in order

Setting his defense in order represents deciding what he will say to defend himself. AT: "I have thought through how I will defend myself" or "I have decided how I will explain myself" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# Who is the one who would argue against me in court?

Job uses this question to express his belief that since he is right, no one would argue against him. AT: "I do not believe that anyone would argue against me in court." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# If you came to do so

"If you came to argue against me"

# If you

"You" here means God himself.

# if I were proved wrong

This can be stated in active form. AT: "if you were to prove me wrong" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# give up my life

Giving up one's life is a metaphor for dying. AT: "die" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/innocent]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/courtyard]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Connecting Statement:`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Job continues speaking to God.`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# See now`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This emphasizes what follows. "Listen now" or "Please pay special attention"`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# I have set my defense in order`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Setting his defense in order represents deciding what he will say to defend himself. AT: "I have thought through how I will defend myself" or "I have decided how I will explain myself" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Who is the one who would argue against me in court?`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Job uses this question to express his belief that since he is right, no one would argue against him. AT: "I do not believe that anyone would argue against me in court." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])`

			`# If you came to do so`

			`"If you came to argue against me"`

			`# If you`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
			`"You" here means God himself.`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# if I were proved wrong`

			`This can be stated in active form. AT: "if you were to prove me wrong" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`

			`# give up my life`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`Giving up one's life is a metaphor for dying. AT: "die" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/innocent]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/courtyard]]`