OET interlinear PRO 12:28

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

בְּ⁠אֹֽרַח־צְדָקָ֥ה חַיִּ֑ים וְ⁠דֶ֖רֶךְ נְתִיבָ֣ה אַל־מָֽוֶת

in/on/at/with,path_of righteousness life(pl) and,way_of path not death

These two clauses mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could connect the phrases with a word other than and that shows that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: “In the path of righteousness is life, yes, the way of the beaten path is not death”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּ⁠אֹֽרַח־צְדָקָ֥ה

in/on/at/with,path_of righteousness

See how you translated the path of righteousness in [8:20](../08/20.md).

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

חַיִּ֑ים & אַל־מָֽוֶת

life(pl) & not death

In this verse, is indicates that what follows is the result of the preceding phrase. Use the most natural way in your language to indicate result. Alternate translation: “results in life … results in no death”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

חַיִּ֑ים

life(pl)

See how you translated the same use of life in [10:16](../10/16.md).

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

וְ⁠דֶ֖רֶךְ נְתִיבָ֣ה

and,way_of path

Here Solomon uses the possessive form to indicate that the way is the beaten path. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “and the way that is the beaten path”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠דֶ֖רֶךְ נְתִיבָ֣ה

and,way_of path

Here, the way of the beaten path refers to the path of righteousness in the previous clause. Solomon refers to living righteously as if one were walking on a beaten path that is safe because it was made well. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and living righteously”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אַל־מָֽוֶת

not death

Here, no death could refer to: (1) a person not dying earlier than expected, which is the opposite way of saying the same idea used for life in the previous clause. Alternate translation: “is not dying early” (2) a person having immortality. Alternate translation: “is immortality”