OET interlinear PRO 15:25

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יִסַּ֥ח

tears_down

Here Solomon refers to Yahweh destroying the house of the proud ones as if he were tearing it down. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “will ruin”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

בֵּ֣ית גֵּ֭אִים & גְּב֣וּל אַלְמָנָֽה

house_of proud & border widow's

Here, the house, the boundary, and the widow refer to houses, boundaries, and widows in general, not one particular house, boundary, or widow. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “the houses of the proud ones … the boundaries of the widows”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בֵּ֣ית

house_of

Here, house refers to both the building someone lives in and the items within that house. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the property of”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ֝⁠יַצֵּ֗ב

and,maintains

Here Solomon refers to Yahweh protecting or maintaining the boundary of the widow as if it were an object that he set up. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “but he will protect”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

גְּב֣וּל

border

The word boundary refers to stones that were used to mark the borders of the land that a person owned. Here Solomon uses boundary to refer to all the land and possessions within the boundary of the land that the widow owns. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the property of”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אַלְמָנָֽה

widow's

Solomon assumes that his readers will understand that the widow is helpless and poor because widows were some of the poorest people in ancient societies. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “the helpless widow”