PROV 1:27 Interlinear View

1. Hebrew word
2. Hebrew lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. Gloss
8. CAPS codes
9. OET tags
10. OET word #
1. בְּ,בֹא
2. 387368,387369
3. When comes
4. strikes
5. 935
6. SV-R,Vqc
7. when,comes
8. S
9. Y-1000
10. 269637
1. כ,שאוה
2. 387370,387371
3. like a storm
4. storm
5. 7584
6. S-R,Ncfsa
7. like,a_storm
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 269638
2. 387372
3. -
4. -
6. -
8. -
9. -
10. 269639
2. 387373
3. -
4. -
6. -x-paseq
8. -
9. -
10. 269640
1. פַּחְדְּ,כֶם
2. 387374,387375
3. dread of your(pl)
4. panic
5. 6343
6. S-Ncmsc,Sp2mp
7. dread_of,your(pl)
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 269641
1. וְ,אֵידְ,כֶם
2. 387376,387377,387378
3. and calamity of your(pl)
4. calamity
5. 343
6. S-C,Ncmsc,Sp2mp
7. and,calamity_of,your(pl)
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 269642
1. כְּ,סוּפָה
2. 387379,387380
3. like a storm-wind
4. whirlwind
6. S-R,Ncfsa
7. like,a_storm-wind
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 269643
1. יֶאֱתֶה
2. 387381
3. it will arrive
4. -
5. 857
6. V-Vqi3ms
7. it_will_arrive
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 269644
1. בְּ,בֹא
2. 387382,387383
3. when comes
4. -
5. 935
6. SV-R,Vqc
7. when,comes
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 269645
1. עֲלֵי,כֶם
2. 387384,387385
3. on you(pl)
4. -
6. S-R,Sp2mp
7. on,you(pl)
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 269646
1. צָרָה
2. 387386
3. trouble
4. trouble
6. S-Ncfsa
7. trouble
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 269647
1. וְ,צוּקָה
2. 387387,387388
3. and distress
4. anguish
6. S-C,Ncfsa
7. and,distress
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 269648
2. 387389
3. -
4. -
6. -x-sof-pasuq
8. -
9. -
10. 269649

1:27 OSHB variant note: כ/שאוה: (x-qere) ’כְ/שׁוֹאָ֨ה’: lemma_k/7722 b n_1.1.0 morph_HR/Ncfsa id_20iee כְ/שׁוֹאָ֨ה

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:20–33: Wisdom warns people not to reject her advice

In this section, Wisdom is personified as a woman teacher or prophetess who publicly warns people not to reject her advice. After an introduction (1:20–21), Wisdom begins her speech. In her speech, she scolds foolish people for ignoring her teaching (1:22–27). She then describes what will happen to such people (1:28–31). She concludes her speech by contrasting the fate of fools with the happiness of those who obey her (1:32–33).

In the verses that contain Wisdom’s speech, the Notes use a capital letter for Wisdom, except where a quoted version has small letters. The Display provides more than one option. You may use either option in your language, depending on what is appropriate in each context. See the note at Section 8:1–36 for more information about using a capital letter to indicate personification.

Some other headings for this section are:

Wisdom Speaks (NCV)

Warning Against Rejecting Wisdom (NIV)

Wisdom’s invitation to people to listen to her advice

1:27

Notice that the NIV retains the parallel parts that are similar in meaning in the Hebrew:

^27awhen calamity overtakes you like a storm, (NIV)

^27bwhen disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind, (NIV)

^27cwhen distress and trouble overwhelm you. (NIV)

1:27a–c

(combined/reordered)

Indeed, I will laugh when you^(plur) are in terrible trouble and your life is destroyed just as a storm/whirlwind destroys a house.” That is what Wisdom said to the people.
when your pain and misery/sorrow are like a powerful wind storm that destroys your life.” That is what wisdom said in her speech.

(NIV) overtakes you…sweeps over you…overwhelm you: The word translated here (and in 1:26b) as overtakes and overwhelm is literally “come.” The word translated as sweeps over is a close synonym that also means “come” or “arrive.” In Hebrew, repetition of this nature emphasizes the certainty of the coming judgment. In English, it is more effective to use different verbs that express more picturesquely the effects of a storm. You will need to decide what is effective in your language.

(NIV) like a storm…like a whirlwind: Both storm and whirlwind refer to storms that cause severe destruction. If whirlwinds are not known in your language area, you may:

Use a descriptive term. For example:
violent wind storm
Use a word in your language for a similar storm that occurs in your area. For example:
typhoon
hurricane
sandstorm
cyclone

(NIV) distress…trouble: The words that the NIV translates as distress and trouble may refer to difficulties that surround or press in on someone. They may also refer to the resulting emotions of fear or misery that a person in such difficulties experiences. Some other ways to translate these words are:

when ordeal and anguish bear down on you (NJB)

when…you are in pain and misery (GNT)

General Comment on 1:26a–b and 1:27a–c

In some languages, it may be necessary to combine and/or reorder the parallel parts in both of these verses to avoid redundancy, as the CEV has done:

So when you are struck by some terrible disaster,

or when trouble and distress surround you like a whirlwind,

I will laugh and make fun. (CEV)

The CEV also moves the main consequence “I will laugh and make fun” to the end of 1:27. You will need to consider if it is natural to do this in your language.

Remember that whenever you combine and/or reorder parallel parts in order to avoid unacceptable redundancy, you must be careful not to lose the emphasis that the original repetition may have conveyed. In Hebrew, the repetition of these five parallel lines emphasizes that the fools described in 1:22 will certainly be destroyed.

1:27a

when your dread comes like a storm,

Yes, when fear/dread overwhelms you^(plur) like a typhoon,

1:27b

and your destruction like a whirlwind,

when you^(plur) face destruction that is as violent as a whirlwind,

1:27c

when distress and anguish overwhelm you.

and your^(plur) troubles surround you, making you totally miserable, I will just laugh at you.” That is what Wisdom/wisdom said to those foolish people.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

בְּ⁠בֹ֤א & פַּחְדְּ⁠כֶ֗ם

when,comes & dread_of,your(pl)

See how you translated this phrase in the previous verse.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

פַּחְדְּ⁠כֶ֗ם וְֽ֭⁠אֵידְ⁠כֶם

dread_of,your(pl) and,calamity_of,your(pl)

See how you translated dread and calamity in the previous verse.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כ⁠שאוה & כְּ⁠סוּפָ֣ה

like,a_storm & like,a_storm-wind

Here, Wisdom compares the manner in which dread and calamity will happen to the sudden, destructive power of a storm or whirlwind. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “powerfully … suddenly”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּ⁠בֹ֥א עֲ֝לֵי⁠כֶ֗ם צָרָ֥ה וְ⁠צוּקָֽה

when,comes on,you(pl) distress and,distress

Here, wisdom speaks of experiencing distress and anguish as if they were objects that could come upon someone. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “when you experience distress and anguish”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

צָרָ֥ה וְ⁠צוּקָֽה

distress and,distress

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of distress and anguish, you could express the same ideas in other ways. Alternate translation: “distressing things that make you anguished”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

צָרָ֥ה וְ⁠צוּקָֽה

distress and,distress

The terms distress and anguish mean similar things. The two terms are used together here for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: “distressing events”

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1:27 OSHB variant note: כ/שאוה: (x-qere) ’כְ/שׁוֹאָ֨ה’: lemma_k/7722 b n_1.1.0 morph_HR/Ncfsa id_20iee כְ/שׁוֹאָ֨ה

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.

OET interlinear PROV 1:27

Hebrew word order