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OET interlinear ECC 7:10

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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. אַל
    2. 401681
    3. Do not
    4. Don't
    5. 408
    6. S-Tn
    7. do_not
    8. S
    9. Y-977
    10. 280424
    2. 401682
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 280425
    1. תֹּאמַר
    2. 401683
    3. say
    4. -
    5. 559
    6. V-Vqj2ms
    7. say
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 280426
    1. מֶה
    2. 401684
    3. why
    4. -
    5. 4100
    6. O-Ti
    7. why?
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 280427
    1. הָיָה
    2. 401685
    3. was it
    4. it
    5. 1961
    6. V-Vqp3ms
    7. was_it
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 280428
    1. שֶׁ,הַ,יָּמִים
    2. 401686,401687,401688
    3. (cmp) the days
    4. days
    5. 3117
    6. S-Tr,Td,Ncmpa
    7. (cmp),the,days
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 280429
    1. הָ,רִאשֹׁנִים
    2. 401689,401690
    3. (the) former
    4. -
    5. 7223
    6. S-Td,Aampa
    7. (the),former
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 280430
    1. הָיוּ
    2. 401691
    3. they were
    4. -
    5. 1961
    6. V-Vqp3cp
    7. they_were
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 280431
    1. טוֹבִים
    2. 401692
    3. good
    4. -
    6. O-Aampa
    7. good
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 280432
    1. מֵ,אֵלֶּה
    2. 401693,401694
    3. from these
    4. these
    5. 428
    6. O-R,Pdxcp
    7. from=these
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 280433
    1. כִּי
    2. 401695
    3. if/because
    4. because
    6. S-C
    7. if/because
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 280434
    1. לֹא
    2. 401696
    3. not
    4. -
    5. 3808
    6. S-Tn
    7. not
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 280435
    1. מֵ,חָכְמָה
    2. 401697,401698
    3. from wisdom
    4. wisdom
    5. 2451
    6. S-R,Ncfsa
    7. from,wisdom
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 280436
    1. שָׁאַלְתָּ
    2. 401699
    3. you have asked
    4. ≈ask
    5. 7592
    6. V-Vqp2ms
    7. you_have_asked
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 280437
    1. עַל
    2. 401700
    3. on
    4. -
    6. S-R
    7. on
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 280438
    2. 401701
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 280439
    1. זֶֽה
    2. 401702
    3. this
    4. -
    5. 2088
    6. S-Pdxms
    7. this
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 280440
    2. 401703
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-sof-pasuq
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 280441

OET (OET-LV) Do_not say why was_it (cmp)_the_days (the)_former they_were good from_these if/because not from_wisdom you_have_asked on this.

OET (OET-RV) Don’t ask, “What was it about the old days that were better than these?”
 ⇔ because that question doesn’t display wisdom.

None
uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

מֶ֣ה הָיָ֔ה שֶׁ֤⁠הַ⁠יָּמִים֙ הָ⁠רִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔ים הָי֥וּ טוֹבִ֖ים מֵ⁠אֵ֑לֶּה

what? it_became (cmp),the,days (the),former they_were better from=these

Solomon is using the question form to warn against idealizing the past. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [The former days were better than these!]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

אַל תֹּאמַר֙ מֶ֣ה הָיָ֔ה שֶׁ֤⁠הַ⁠יָּמִים֙ הָ⁠רִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔ים הָי֥וּ טוֹבִ֖ים מֵ⁠אֵ֑לֶּה כִּ֛י לֹ֥א מֵ⁠חָכְמָ֖ה שָׁאַ֥לְתָּ עַל זֶֽה

not say what? it_became (cmp),the,days (the),former they_were better from=these that/for/because/then/when not from,wisdom ask on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in this

The word translated as For indicates that what follows is a reason for what came before. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that what follows is a reason for what came before. Alternate translation: [Do not say, “What was, that the former days were better than these?” The reason is that you do not ask about this out of wisdom]

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. Do not
    2. Don't
    3. 515
    5. 401681
    6. S-Tn
    8. S
    9. Y-977
    10. 280424
    1. say
    2. -
    3. 683
    5. 401683
    6. V-Vqj2ms
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 280426
    1. why
    2. -
    3. 4666
    5. 401684
    6. O-Ti
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 280427
    1. was it
    2. it
    3. 1929
    5. 401685
    6. V-Vqp3ms
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 280428
    1. (cmp) the days
    2. days
    3. 7646,1893,3371
    5. 401686,401687,401688
    6. S-Tr,Td,Ncmpa
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 280429
    1. (the) former
    2. -
    3. 1893,7111
    5. 401689,401690
    6. S-Td,Aampa
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 280430
    1. they were
    2. -
    3. 1929
    5. 401691
    6. V-Vqp3cp
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 280431
    1. good
    2. -
    3. 2866
    5. 401692
    6. O-Aampa
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 280432
    1. from these
    2. these
    3. 4129,332
    5. 401693,401694
    6. O-R,Pdxcp
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 280433
    1. if/because
    2. because
    3. 3482
    5. 401695
    6. S-C
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 280434
    1. not
    2. -
    3. 3835
    5. 401696
    6. S-Tn
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 280435
    1. from wisdom
    2. wisdom
    3. 4129,2730
    5. 401697,401698
    6. S-R,Ncfsa
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 280436
    1. you have asked
    2. ≈ask
    3. 7755
    5. 401699
    6. V-Vqp2ms
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 280437
    1. on
    2. -
    3. 5837
    5. 401700
    6. S-R
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 280438
    1. this
    2. -
    3. 2066
    5. 401702
    6. S-Pdxms
    8. -
    9. Y-977
    10. 280440

OET (OET-LV) Do_not say why was_it (cmp)_the_days (the)_former they_were good from_these if/because not from_wisdom you_have_asked on this.

OET (OET-RV) Don’t ask, “What was it about the old days that were better than these?”
 ⇔ because that question doesn’t display wisdom.

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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