OET interlinear PRO 11:25

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

נֶֽפֶשׁ & וּ֝⁠מַרְוֶ֗ה & ה֥וּא

person_of & and,gives_water & he/it

In this verse, A life, the one, and he refer to types of people in general. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “Any life of … and any person who drenches, that person”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

נֶֽפֶשׁ־בְּרָכָ֥ה

person_of blessing

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe a life that is characterized by blessing. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “A life that blesses”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

נֶֽפֶשׁ

person_of

Here, life refers to the person himself. See how you translated the same use of life in [8:36](../08/36.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בְּרָכָ֥ה

blessing

Here Solomon implies that the blessing is given to other people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “blessing other people”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

תְדֻשָּׁ֑ן & יוֹרֶֽא

enriched & refreshed

If your language does not use these passive forms, you could express the ideas in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. The context implies that Yahweh will do the action. Alternate translation: “Yahweh will fatten … Yahweh will drench”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

תְדֻשָּׁ֑ן

enriched

Here Solomon refers to a person becoming prosperous as if they were fattened. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “will become prosperous”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ֝⁠מַרְוֶ֗ה גַּם־ה֥וּא יוֹרֶֽא

and,gives_water also/yet he/it refreshed

Here Solomon refers to someone giving and receiving a generous amount of the necessities of life as if that person were drenching others with water and being drenched. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and the one who freely gives to others will also freely receive”