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OET interlinear ECC 3:18

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Hebrew word order

    1. Hebrew word
    2. Hebrew lemma
    3. OET-LV words
    4. OET-RV words
    5. Strongs
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. Gloss
    8. CAPS codes
    9. OET tags
    10. OET word #
    1. אָמַרְתִּי
    2. 400204
    3. I said
    4. said
    5. 559
    6. V-Vqp1cs
    7. I_said
    8. S
    9. Y-977
    10. 279347
    1. אֲנִי
    2. 400205
    3. I
    4. -
    5. 589
    6. S-Pp1cs
    7. I
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 279348
    1. בְּ,לִבִּ,י
    2. 400206,400207,400208
    3. in heart of my
    4. -
    6. S-R,Ncmsc,Sp1cs
    7. in,heart_of,my
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 279349
    1. עַל
    2. 400209
    3. on
    4. -
    6. S-R
    7. on
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 279350
    2. 400210
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 279351
    1. דִּבְרַת
    2. 400211
    3. the cause of
    4. -
    5. 1700
    6. S-Ncfsc
    7. the_cause_of
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 279352
    1. בְּנֵי
    2. 400212
    3. the children of
    4. -
    6. S-Ncmpc
    7. of_the_children_of
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 279353
    1. הָ,אָדָם
    2. 400213,400214
    3. the humankind
    4. humanity
    5. 120
    6. S-Td,Ncmsa
    7. the=humankind
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 279354
    1. לְ,בָרָ,ם
    2. 400215,400216,400217
    3. to test them
    4. -
    5. 1305
    6. VO-R,Vqc,Sp3mp
    7. to,test,them
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 279355
    1. הָ,אֱלֹהִים
    2. 400218,400219
    3. the ʼElohīm
    4. -
    5. 430
    6. S-Td,Ncmpa
    7. the=ʼElohīm
    8. -
    9. Person=God; Y-977
    10. 279356
    1. וְ,לִ,רְאוֹת
    2. 400220,400221,400222
    3. and to see
    4. see
    5. 7200
    6. SV-C,R,Vqc
    7. and,to,see
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 279357
    1. שְׁ,הֶם
    2. 400223,400224
    3. (cmp) they
    4. themselves
    5. 1992
    6. OS-Tr,Pp3mp
    7. (cmp),they
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 279358
    2. 400225
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 279359
    1. בְּהֵמָה
    2. 400226
    3. +are animal[s]
    4. animals
    5. 929
    6. P-Ncfsa
    7. [are]_animal[s]
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 279360
    1. הֵמָּה
    2. 400227
    3. they
    4. -
    5. 1992
    6. S-Pp3mp
    7. they
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 279361
    1. לָ,הֶֽם
    2. 400228,400229
    3. to/for them
    4. -
    6. P-R,Sp3mp
    7. to/for=them
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 279362
    2. 400230
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-sof-pasuq
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 279363

OET (OET-LV) I_said I in_heart_of_my on the_cause_of the_children_of the_humankind to_test_them the_ʼElohīm and_to_see (cmp)_they are_animal[s] they to/for_them.

OET (OET-RV) I said to myself, “God tests humanity
 ⇔  so they can see that they themselves are like animals

None
uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בְּנֵ֣י הָ⁠אָדָ֔ם

sons_of the=humankind

Solomon is using the sons of humanity as a common expression of the culture to mean “human beings.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [people]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

הֵ֖מָּה לָ⁠הֶֽם

they(emph) to/for=them

The pronoun they themselves refers to the sons of humanity. Solomon uses the independent pronoun for emphasis. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [the sons of humanity themselves]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי אֲנִי֙ בְּ⁠לִבִּ֔⁠י & דִּבְרַת֙ בְּנֵ֣י הָ⁠אָדָ֔ם לְ⁠בָרָ֖⁠ם הָ⁠אֱלֹהִ֑ים וְ⁠לִ⁠רְא֕וֹת שְׁ⁠הֶם־בְּהֵמָ֥ה

said I in,heart_of,my & regard_of sons_of the=humankind to,test,them the=ʼElohīm and,to,see (cmp),they cattle/livestock

Here, that they might see marks that they are animals, they themselves as the goal or purpose of God is to test them. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that this is the purpose.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי אֲנִי֙ בְּ⁠לִבִּ֔⁠י עַל דִּבְרַת֙ בְּנֵ֣י הָ⁠אָדָ֔ם לְ⁠בָרָ֖⁠ם הָ⁠אֱלֹהִ֑ים וְ⁠לִ⁠רְא֕וֹת שְׁ⁠הֶם־בְּהֵמָ֥ה הֵ֖מָּה לָ⁠הֶֽם

(Some words not found in UHB: said I in,heart_of,my on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in regard_of sons_of the=humankind to,test,them the=ʼElohīm and,to,see (cmp),they cattle/livestock they(emph) to/for=them )

If it would be more natural in your language, you could express this as an indirect quotation. Alternate translation: [That God tests the sons of humanity to show that they themselves are animals]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

שְׁ⁠הֶם־בְּהֵמָ֥ה הֵ֖מָּה לָ⁠הֶֽם

(cmp),they cattle/livestock they(emph) to/for=them

Here Solomon is speaking as if human beings were animals. He means that in terms of mortality, humans are no different from animals. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [they themselves are no different from animals]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי אֲנִי֙ בְּ⁠לִבִּ֔⁠י

said I in,heart_of,my

See how you translated the similar expression in [3:17](../03/17.md).

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strongs
    4. Hebrew word
    5. Hebrew lemma
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. Gloss
    8. CAPS codes
    9. OET tags
    10. OET word #
    1. I said
    2. said
    3. 683
    5. 400204
    6. V-Vqp1cs
    8. S
    9. Y-977
    10. 279347
    1. I
    2. -
    3. 179
    5. 400205
    6. S-Pp1cs
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 279348
    1. in heart of my
    2. -
    3. 846,3747,1978
    5. 400206,400207,400208
    6. S-R,Ncmsc,Sp1cs
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 279349
    1. on
    2. -
    3. 5837
    5. 400209
    6. S-R
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 279350
    1. the cause of
    2. -
    3. 1651
    5. 400211
    6. S-Ncfsc
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 279352
    1. the children of
    2. -
    3. 1043
    5. 400212
    6. S-Ncmpc
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 279353
    1. the humankind
    2. humanity
    3. 1893,638
    5. 400213,400214
    6. S-Td,Ncmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 279354
    1. to test them
    2. -
    3. 3705,1231,1978
    5. 400215,400216,400217
    6. VO-R,Vqc,Sp3mp
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 279355
    1. the ʼElohīm
    2. -
    3. 1893,38
    5. 400218,400219
    6. S-Td,Ncmpa
    8. -
    9. Person=God; Y-977
    10. 279356
    1. and to see
    2. see
    3. 1987,3705,7240
    5. 400220,400221,400222
    6. SV-C,R,Vqc
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 279357
    1. (cmp) they
    2. themselves
    3. 7646,1875
    5. 400223,400224
    6. OS-Tr,Pp3mp
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 279358
    1. +are animal[s]
    2. animals
    3. 866
    5. 400226
    6. P-Ncfsa
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 279360
    1. they
    2. -
    3. 1877
    5. 400227
    6. S-Pp3mp
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 279361
    1. to/for them
    2. -
    3. 3705,1978
    5. 400228,400229
    6. P-R,Sp3mp
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 279362

OET (OET-LV) I_said I in_heart_of_my on the_cause_of the_children_of the_humankind to_test_them the_ʼElohīm and_to_see (cmp)_they are_animal[s] they to/for_them.

OET (OET-RV) I said to myself, “God tests humanity
 ⇔  so they can see that they themselves are like animals

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.OET logo mark

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