31:26 if I looked at the sun 1 when it was shining,
and the moon advancing as a precious thing,
35:11 who teaches us 2 more than 3 the wild animals of the earth,
and makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?’
38:29 From whose womb does the ice emerge,
and the frost from the sky, 4 who gives birth to it,
1 tn Heb “light”; but parallel to the moon it is the sun. This section speaks of false worship of the sun and the moon.
2 tn The form in the text, the Piel participle from אָלַף (’alaf, “teach”) is written in a contracted form; the full form is מְאַלְּפֵנוּ (mÿ’allÿfenu).
3 tn Some would render this “teaches us by the beasts.” But Elihu is stressing the unique privilege humans have.
3 tn Or “heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.