Job 36:30

36:30 See how he scattered ¹  his lightning ²  about him;

he has covered the depths ³  of the sea.

Job 39:14

39:14 For she leaves ⁴  her eggs on the ground,

and lets them be warmed on the soil.

[36:30]  ¹ tn The word actually means “to spread,” but with lightning as the object, “to scatter” appears to fit the context better.

[36:30]  ² tn The word is “light,” but taken to mean “lightning.” Theodotion had “mist” here, and so most commentators follow that because it is more appropriate to the verb and the context.

[36:30]  ³ tn Heb “roots.”

[39:14]  ⁴ tn The meaning may have the connotation of “lays; places,” rather than simply abandoning (see M. Dahood, “The Root ’zb II in Job,” JBL 78 [1959]: 307f.).