PRO 18:19 Parallel View

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18:19 Variant note: ו/מדונים: (x-qere) ’וּ֝/מִדְיָנִ֗ים’: lemma_c/4079 n_0.0 morph_HC/Ncmpa id_205EL וּ֝/מִדְיָנִ֗ים

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ULT A brother offended is more than a city of strength,
 ⇔ and quarrels are like the gate bar of a fortress.

UST It is more difficult to reconcile with a relative whom you have offended than to conquer a fortified city;
⇔ and when people argue, they avoid each other as if a castle’s strong gate were between them.

BSB  ⇔ An offended brother is harder to win than a fortified city,
⇔ and disputes are like the bars of a castle.

OEB The rich man’s wealth is his fortified city;
⇔ his riches resemble the bars of a fortress.

WEB A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city.
⇔ Disputes are like the bars of a fortress.

NET A relative offended is harder to reach than a strong city,
 ⇔ and disputes are like the barred gates of a fortified citadel.

LSV A brother transgressed against is as a strong city,
And contentions as the bar of a palace.

FBV A brother you've offended is harder to win back than a fortified town.[fn] Arguments keep people apart like bars on the doors of a fortress.

18:19 The meaning of the Hebrew is unclear.

T4T  ⇔ If you help relatives, they will protect you like [SIM] a strong wall protects a city,
⇔ but if you quarrel with them, that will separate you from them like bars on a city gate separate the city from those who want to enter it [MET].

LEB • is worse than a city of strength, and quarrels are like the bars of a fortification.

BBE A brother wounded is like a strong town, and violent acts are like a locked tower.

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JPS A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.

ASV A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city;
 ⇔ And such contentions are like the bars of a castle.

DRA A brother that is helped by his brother, is like a strong city: and judgments are like the bars of cities.

YLT A brother transgressed against is as a strong city, And contentions as the bar of a palace.

DBY A brother offended is [harder to be won] than a strong city; and contentions are as the bars of a palace.

RV A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and such contentions are like the bars of a castle.

WBS A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.

KJB A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
(A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle. )

BB Brethren beyng at variaunce are harder to be wonne then a strong citie, and their contentions are like the barre of a castell.
(Brethren being at variaunce are harder to be wonne then a strong city, and their contentions are like the barre of a castell.)

GNV A brother offended is harder to winne then a strong citie, and their contentions are like the barre of a palace.
(A brother offended is harder to win then a strong city, and their contentions are like the barre of a palace. )

CB The vnite of brethren is stronger then a castell, and they that holde together are like the barre of a palace.
(The unite of brethren is stronger then a castell, and they that hold together are like the barre of a palace.)

WYC A brother that is helpid of a brothir, is as a stidfast citee; and domes ben as the barris of citees.
(A brother that is helpid of a brothir, is as a stidfast citee; and domes been as the barris of cities.)

LUT Ein verletzter Bruder hält härter denn eine feste Stadt; und Zank hält härter denn Riegel am Palast.
(Ein verletzter brother hält härter because one feste Stadt; and Zank hält härter because Riegel in/at/on_the Palast.)

CLV Frater qui adjuvatur a fratre quasi civitas firma, et judicia quasi vectes urbium.[fn]
(Frater who adyuvatur a fratre as_if civitas firma, and yudicia as_if vectes urbium.)

18.19 Frater qui adjuvatur. Cum populus Judæorum et gentium, etc., usque ad ab infidelium incursione defendunt.

18.19 Frater who adyuvatur. Since populus Yudæorum and gentium, etc., usque to away infidelium incursione defendunt.

BRN A brother helped by a brother is as a strong and high city; and is as strong as a well-founded palace.

BrLXX Ἀδελφὸς ὑπὸ ἀδελφοῦ βοηθούμενος, ὡς πόλις ὀχυρὰ καὶ ὑψηλὴ, ἰσχύει δὲ ὥσπερ τεθεμελιωμένον βασίλειον.
(Adelfos hupo adelfou boaʸthoumenos, hōs polis oⱪura kai hupsaʸlaʸ, isⱪuei de hōsper tethemeliōmenon basileion. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אָ֗ח

brother

Here, brother refers to any relative or close friend. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “A relative”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

מִ⁠קִּרְיַת־עֹ֑ז

than,city fortified

Solomon is leaving out a word that in many languages a clause would need in order to be complete. You could supply this word from the context if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “is more unyielding than a city of strength” or “is more difficult to approach than a city of strength”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

מִ⁠קִּרְיַת־עֹ֑ז

than,city fortified

Here, Solomon is using the possessive form to describe a city that is characterized by strength. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “is more than a strong city”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ו⁠מדונים

and,quarrels

See how you translated the abstract noun quarrels in 6:14.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כִּ⁠בְרִ֥יחַ אַרְמֽוֹן

like,bars citadel

This could mean: (1) quarrels cause people to stay away from each other, as if a fortress gate bar were between them. Alternate translation: “separate people” (2) resolving quarrels is as difficult as trying to enter a fortress that has a bar across its gate. Alternate translation: “are very difficult to resolve”

Note 6 topic: translate-unknown

כִּ⁠בְרִ֥יחַ

like,bars

A gate bar is a large bar that was placed across a gate in order to make the gate difficult to break down. If your readers would not be familiar with this type of bar, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: “are like the bar placed across the gate of”

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