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OET (OET-LV) In/on/at/with_loyalty and_faithfulness iniquity it_is_atoned_for and_in/on/at/with_fear_of YHWH turning_aside from_evil.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis
בְּחֶ֣סֶד וֶ֭אֱמֶת יְכֻפַּ֣ר עָוֺ֑ן
in/on/at/with,loyalty and,faithfulness atoned_for iniquity
Solomon is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from earlier in the sentence if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “By a person having covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness, a person’s iniquity is atoned for”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
בְּחֶ֣סֶד וֶ֭אֱמֶת יְכֻפַּ֣ר עָוֺ֑ן
in/on/at/with,loyalty and,faithfulness atoned_for iniquity
If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness atone for iniquity”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
בְּחֶ֣סֶד וֶ֭אֱמֶת & עָוֺ֑ן & מֵרָֽע
in/on/at/with,loyalty and,faithfulness & iniquity & from,evil
See how you translated the abstract nouns covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness in [3:3](../03/03.md), iniquity in [6:12](../06/12.md), and evil in [1:16](../01/16.md). Alternate translation: “A person atones for his iniquity by being faithful to his responsibilities to others and by being trustworthy.”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession
וּבְיִרְאַ֥ת יְ֝הוָ֗ה
and,in/on/at/with,fear_of YHWH
See how you translated the fear of Yahweh in [1:7](../01/07.md).
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / personification
וּבְיִרְאַ֥ת יְ֝הוָ֗ה ס֣וּר מֵרָֽע
and,in/on/at/with,fear_of YHWH turns from,evil
Here Solomon speaks of the fear of Yahweh as if it were a person who could protect people from committing evil. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. The second half of the verse, “and by the fear of Yahweh, one turns away from evil,” suggests that it is the wise individual extolled in Proverbs. Alternate translation: “A person atones for his iniquity by showing covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness.”
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
ס֣וּר מֵרָֽע
turns from,evil
See how you translated turns away from evil in [14:16](../14/16.md).
16:6 God’s unfailing love and faithfulness are foundational in his covenant relationship with Israel (see Exod 15:13; 34:6-7; Num 14:18-19; Deut 7:9-11).
OET (OET-LV) In/on/at/with_loyalty and_faithfulness iniquity it_is_atoned_for and_in/on/at/with_fear_of YHWH turning_aside from_evil.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.