Can you number the months that they fulfil…? asks if Job can tell how many months these animals carry their young; that is, how long they are pregnant before giving birth. The question in verse 2b repeats the question of verse 1a and most probably refers to goats and deer. Verse 2 may also be expressed, for example, “Do you know how many months they carry their offspring?” or “… they are pregnant?” Line b may be joined to line a; for example, “Do you know how many months these animals carry their young (inside them) and the time when they give birth?”

Quoted with permission from Reyburn, Wiliam. A Handbook on Job. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1992. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .