OET interlinear PRO 14:26

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּ⁠יִרְאַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה מִבְטַח־עֹ֑ז

in/on/at/with,fear_of YHWH confidence_of strong

Here Solomon refers to someone having confidence because that person has the fear of Yahweh as if the fear of Yahweh were a location in which confidence resided. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “People who fear Yahweh have strong confidence in him” or “By fearing Yahweh, people have strong confidence in him”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

בְּ⁠יִרְאַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה

in/on/at/with,fear_of YHWH

See how you translated the fear of Yahweh in [1:7](../01/07.md).

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

מִבְטַח

confidence_of

See how you translated the abstract noun confidence in [3:26](../03/26.md).

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

וּ֝⁠לְ⁠בָנָ֗י⁠ו

and,for,children_of,his

Here, his refers to any person who fears Yahweh. Alternate translation: “and for the sons of the person who fears Yahweh”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

וּ֝⁠לְ⁠בָנָ֗י⁠ו

and,for,children_of,his

Although the term sons is masculine, Solomon is using the word here in a generic sense that could refer to either male or female children. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase that makes this clear. Alternate translation: “and for his children”

Note 6 topic: writing-pronouns

יִהְיֶ֥ה מַחְסֶֽה

will_belong refuge

The pronoun he refers to: (1) Yahweh. Alternate translation: [Yahweh will be a refuge] or (2) the fear of Yahweh. Alternate translation: [that fear will be their refuge]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

מַחְסֶֽה

refuge

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of refuge, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “someone who protects them”