OET interlinear PROV 1:27

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,your_of,calamity

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”