Job 33:24 | NET2full | STEP | and if God is gracious to him and says , ‘ Spare him from going down to the place of corruption , I have found a ransom for him,’

‏ Job 33:24

24 and if ^{▼▼tn This verse seems to continue the protasis begun in the last verse, with the apodosis coming in the next verse.} God ^{▼▼tn Heb “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} is gracious to him and says,
‘Spare ^{▼▼tc The verb is either taken as an anomalous form of פָּדַע (padaʿ, “to rescue; to redeem,” or “to exempt him”), or it is emended to some similar word, like פָּרַע (paraʿ, “to let loose,” so Wright).} him from going down
to the place of corruption,
I have found a ransom for him,’ ^{▼▼sn 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.}