Job 33:24

Context

33:24 and if¹ God² is gracious to him and says,

‘Spare³ him from going down

to the place of corruption,

I have found a ransom for him,’⁴

[33:24] ¹tn This verse seems to continue the protasis begun in the last verse, with the apodosis coming in the next verse.

[33:24] ²tn Heb “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[33:24] ³tc The verb is either taken as an anomalous form of פָּדַע (pada’, “to rescue; to redeem,” or “to exempt him”), or it is emended to some similar word, like פָּרַע (para’, “to let loose,” so Wright).

[33:24] ⁴sn This verse and v. 28 should be compared with Ps 49:7-9, 15 (8-10, 16 HT) where the same basic vocabulary and concepts are employed.