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◄ ← YIR (JER) 17:11 ↓ → ► ║ ≡ ©
OET-LV A_partridge which_it_gathers_a_brood and_not it_has_laid one_who_makes wealth and_not with_justice in_the_middle_of his[fn] it_will_leave_him and_at_end_of_his he_will_be a_fool.
17:11 OSHB variant note: ימ/ו: (x-qere) ’יָמָי/ו֙’: lemma=3117 n=0.1.0 morph=HNcmpc/Sp3ms id=24qJK יָמָי/ו֙
OET (OET-RV) ⇔ A partridge hatches an egg that it didn’t lay.
⇔ Someone might get rich by unjust means
⇔ but right in the middle of their life it’ll leave them
⇔ and in the end, that person will be a fool.
(Occurrence 0) A partridge hatches an egg … become rich unjustly
(Some words not found in UHB: partridge hatches_eggs and=not lay producing wealth and=not with,justice in,the_middle_of ,his it,will_leave_him and,at,end_of,his will_belong fool )
This analogy of a bird that hatches another bird’s eggs is meant to illustrate a rich man who makes his money by robbing others.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
(Occurrence 0) when half his days are over
(Some words not found in UHB: partridge hatches_eggs and=not lay producing wealth and=not with,justice in,the_middle_of ,his it,will_leave_him and,at,end_of,his will_belong fool )
Here the word “days” stands for someone’s entire life. Alternate translation: [when he has lived only half of his life]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification
(Occurrence 0) those riches will abandon him
(Some words not found in UHB: partridge hatches_eggs and=not lay producing wealth and=not with,justice in,the_middle_of ,his it,will_leave_him and,at,end_of,his will_belong fool )
The riches are spoken of as if they were servants who would abandon their owner. Alternate translation: [he will lose his wealth]
(Occurrence 0) in the end
(Some words not found in UHB: partridge hatches_eggs and=not lay producing wealth and=not with,justice in,the_middle_of ,his it,will_leave_him and,at,end_of,his will_belong fool )
Alternate translation: [at the end of his life]
OET-LV A_partridge which_it_gathers_a_brood and_not it_has_laid one_who_makes wealth and_not with_justice in_the_middle_of his[fn] it_will_leave_him and_at_end_of_his he_will_be a_fool.
17:11 OSHB variant note: ימ/ו: (x-qere) ’יָמָי/ו֙’: lemma=3117 n=0.1.0 morph=HNcmpc/Sp3ms id=24qJK יָמָי/ו֙
OET (OET-RV) ⇔ A partridge hatches an egg that it didn’t lay.
⇔ Someone might get rich by unjust means
⇔ but right in the middle of their life it’ll leave them
⇔ and in the end, that person will be a fool.
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.
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