OET interlinear PRO 1:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

לָ⁠דַ֣עַת חָכְמָ֣ה וּ⁠מוּסָ֑ר

to=know wisdom and,instruction

[1:2–6](../01/02.md) form one long sentence that lacks some of the words that a sentence in many languages would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from the context if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “The purposes of these proverbs are to know wisdom and instruction”

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

לָ⁠דַ֣עַת & לְ֝⁠הָבִ֗ין

to=know & for,understanding

To know and to understand here indicate two purposes for these proverbs. Use a natural way in your language to introduce purpose clauses. Alternate translation: “These proverbs are for the purpose of knowing … and they are for the purpose of understanding”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

חָכְמָ֣ה וּ⁠מוּסָ֑ר

wisdom and,instruction

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of wisdom and instruction, you could express the same ideas in other ways. Alternate translation: “wise and instructive things”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אִמְרֵ֥י בִינָֽה

sayings_of discernment

Here, the author is using the possessive form to describe sayings that give a person understanding. If this is not clear in your language, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “sayings that give a person understanding”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אִמְרֵ֥י בִינָֽה

sayings_of discernment

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of understanding, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “sayings of people who understand things”