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OET (OET-LV) the_crown_of old_people is_children_of children and_glory_of children fathers_of_their.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
עֲטֶ֣רֶת
crown_of
Here Solomon speaks of honor as if it were a crown upon the heads of old ones. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. See how you translated a similar use of crown in [4:9](../04/09.md). Alternate translation: “The honor of”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession
עֲטֶ֣רֶת זְ֭קֵנִים בְּנֵ֣י בָנִ֑ים
crown_of aged sons_of children
The crown of old ones could refer to: (1) the honor or pride that old ones feel for their sons of sons. Alternate translation: “The honor that old ones feel is for their sons of sons” (2) the honor that old ones receive from others because they have sons of sons. Alternate translation: “Old ones are honored because of their sons of sons” or “Sons of sons cause others to honor old ones”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations
בְּנֵ֣י בָנִ֑ים & בָּנִ֣ים אֲבוֹתָֽם
sons_of children & sons fathers_of,their
Although sons and fathers are masculine, here Solomon is using these words in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use phrases that make this clear. Alternate translation: “are children of children … children is their parents”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession
וְתִפְאֶ֖רֶת בָּנִ֣ים אֲבוֹתָֽם
and,glory_of sons fathers_of,their
Since the word translated as splendor is parallel to crown in the previous clause, here the splendor of sons refers to the honor or pride that sons feel for their fathers. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “and the honor that sons feel is for their fathers”
17:6 Only those who have been blessed with a long life live to become grandparents, and the continuation of the family line is a sign of God’s blessing (see Gen 12:1-3).
• parents: Literally fathers. This proverb applies to both fathers and mothers.
OET (OET-LV) the_crown_of old_people is_children_of children and_glory_of children fathers_of_their.
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.