OET interlinear ECC 7:26

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

מַ֣ר מִ⁠מָּ֗וֶת

bitter more,than_death

The point of this comparison is that just as death is bitter and painful, so the woman described here is even more so. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [more bitter and painful than death]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מְצוֹדִ֧ים

snares

Here Solomon is speaking as if the seductive woman were snares that trap people. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [someone who traps people]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וַ⁠חֲרָמִ֛ים לִבָּ֖⁠הּ

and_[is],nets her/its=heart

Here Solomon is speaking as if the woman’s heart were nets that entrap people. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and her heart entraps people]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֲסוּרִ֣ים יָדֶ֑י⁠הָ

chains hands_of,her

Here Solomon is speaking as if the woman’s hands were chains that bind people. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [her hands hold people captive]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לִ⁠פְנֵ֤י הָ⁠אֱלֹהִים֙

to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the=ʼElohīm

Here, the face of the God represents “the presence of God.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [to the presence of God]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

יִלָּ֥כֶד בָּֽ⁠הּ

captured by,her

The expression will be captured by her is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [she will capture the sinner]