OET interlinear PROV 18:24

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

אִ֣ישׁ רֵ֭עִים & אֹ֝הֵ֗ב & מֵ⁠אָֽח

(a)_man friends & friend & more,than_a_brother

A man, one who loves, and a brother refer to types of people in general, not specific people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “Any person of companions … any person who loves … more than any brother”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אִ֣ישׁ רֵ֭עִים

(a)_man friends

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe a man who has companions. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “A man with companions”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אִ֣ישׁ רֵ֭עִים

(a)_man friends

This phrase could refer to: (1) a person who has false or unreliable companions who harm him, which contrasts with one who loves in the next clause. Alternate translation: “A man with unreliable companions” (2) a person who has too many companions. Alternate translation: “A man with too many companions”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לְ⁠הִתְרֹעֵ֑עַ

[is]_to,be_broken

Here Solomon refers to a person being destroyed as if he were broken. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “will experience destruction” or “will be destroyed”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

לְ⁠הִתְרֹעֵ֑עַ

[is]_to,be_broken

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: “will experience ruin”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

דָּבֵ֥ק מֵ⁠אָֽח

sticks_closer more,than_a_brother

Here Solomon refers to a person’s friend being more loyal than a brother as if that friend were clinging to him more than a brother would cling. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “more faithful than family”