OET interlinear PRO 11:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

מֹאזְנֵ֣י מִ֭רְמָה תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת & וְ⁠אֶ֖בֶן שְׁלֵמָ֣ה

balance_of false abomination_of & and=stone_of accurate

Solomon does not mean that Yahweh actually hates these Scales or has delight in this whole stone. Rather, he means that Yahweh hates it when people use these Scales and has delight when people use a whole stone. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “The use of scales of deceit is an abomination to … but the use of a whole stone”

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

מֹאזְנֵ֣י מִ֭רְמָה

balance_of false

Scales describes an instrument for determining the weight of an object or comparing the weight of two objects. It consists of a central post with a crossbar from which two pans are hung. An object may be placed in one pan and known weights placed in the other pan until the crossbar remains level, indicating that both pans contain an equal weight. Or one object may be placed in one pan and a different object in the other pan; the pan that hangs lower contains the heavier object. If your readers would not be familiar with this type of weighing instrument, you could use the name of something similar in your area, or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: “a balancing scale of deceit” or “a weighing instrument of deceit”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

מֹאזְנֵ֣י מִ֭רְמָה

balance_of false

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe Scales that are used for deceit. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “Scales used to deceive people” or “Scales people use to deceive others”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה

abomination_of YHWH

See how you translated an abomination to Yahweh in [3:32](../03/32.md).

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠אֶ֖בֶן שְׁלֵמָ֣ה

and=stone_of accurate

Here, whole stone refers to a stone people use as a standard weight on a pair of Scales that accurately weighs the whole amount that people expect it to weigh. Merchants could deceive and cheat their customers by using a stone that was not the correct weight. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “but an accurate weight” or “but a stone that weighs the correct weight”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

רְצוֹנֽ⁠וֹ

delight_of,his

See how you translated the abstract noun delight in [8:30](../08/30.md).