PROV 24:27 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. הָכֵן
2. 395962
3. Establish
4. Establish
6. V-Vhv2ms
7. establish
8. S
9. Y-1000
10. 276204
1. בַּ,חוּץ
2. 395963,395964
3. on outside
4. outsiders
5. 2351
6. S-Rd,Ncmsa
7. on,outside
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 276205
2. 395965
3. -
4. -
6. -x-paseq
8. -
9. -
10. 276206
1. מְלַאכְתֶּ,ךָ
2. 395966,395967
3. work of your
4. work
5. 4399
6. O-Ncfsc,Sp2ms
7. work_of,your
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 276207
1. וְ,עַתְּדָ,הּ
2. 395968,395969,395970
3. and make it ready
4. -
5. 6257
6. VO-C,Vpv2ms,Sp3fs
7. and,make,it_ready
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 276208
1. בַּ,שָּׂדֶה
2. 395971,395972
3. in the field
4. -
6. S-Rd,Ncmsa
7. in_the=field
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 276209
1. לָ,ךְ
2. 395973,395974
3. to/for you(fs)
4. -
6. S-R,Sp2fs
7. to/for=you(fs)
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 276210
1. אַחַר
2. 395975
3. after
4. after
6. S-R
7. after
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 276211
1. וּ,בָנִיתָ
2. 395976,395977
3. and you will build
4. build
5. 1129
6. SV-C,Vqq2ms
7. and,you_will_build
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 276212
1. בֵיתֶֽ,ךָ
2. 395978,395979
3. house of your
4. house
6. O-Ncmsc,Sp2ms
7. house_of,your
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 276213
2. 395980
3. -
4. -
6. -x-sof-pasuq
8. -
9. -
10. 276214
2. 395981
3. -
4. -
6. -x-pe
8. S
9. -
10. 276215

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 24:23–34: Here are more sayings of wise people

The first verse (24:23a) indicates that this section is an additional list of sayings of wise people. This list has been added to the preceding section (22:17–24:22). The sayings range from one to five verses. Each saying will be marked as a separate paragraph in the Notes. As in the English versions, the sayings in this section will not be numbered.

Three of the sayings (24:23b–25, 24:26, and 24:30–34) are general principles. They are not addressed specifically to the readers. See the notes on 10:2 for ways to translate this kind of proverb.

In the other two sayings (24:27 and 24:28–29), the author uses second person commands and pronouns (you^(sing)). Unlike the preceding section, he does not use the phrase “my son” explicitly in these commands.

Some other headings for this section are:

More Wise Sayings (GNT)

More Sayings of the Wise (ESV)

These Are Further Words of Wise People

Paragraph 24:27

This saying is addressed to an unspecified young man who wants to get married. The author advises him to set proper priorities. The young man needs to establish a way to earn a living before he establishes a household.

24:27

There are three commands in this saying. Most versions divide them into two lines:

^27a Finish your outdoor work and get your fields ready;

^27bafter that, build your house.

24:27a

Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field;

¶ First, prepare your^(sing) farm and your fields so that you can support a wife and children.
¶ You must do what is necessary to earn/provide food and other things for a family

Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field: These two commands assume that the young man lives in a rural setting. They imply that he will support his family by doing outdoor work such as planting crops or fruit trees.

The first command is literally “establish your work on the outside.” It advises the young man to arrange for or establish a source of income. The second command, prepare your field, is more specific. It refers to the various kinds of work that are involved in preparing farmland to produce good crops.

Some other ways to translate these parallel commands are:

Establish your work outside and get your fields ready (NET)

Get your fields ready and plant your crops (CEV)

Do your planning and prepare your fields (NLT)

24:27a–b

(combined/reordered)

¶ Before you^(sing) have a wife and family, plow your fields and plant crops.

24:27b

after that, you may build your house.

After you^(sing) have finished that, build/establish a home.
before you get married and establish/start your family.

after that, you may build your house: The phrase build your house probably refers to everything that is involved in establishing a household. It includes building and furnishing a literal house as well as getting married and starting a family.Fox (page 772) thinks that the command “build your house/household” refers to the literal construction of a house. Waltke (page 289) understands it to refer to the purposeful activities of “bringing into existence” not only a house but also everything associated with a household. This would include furnishing a house, acquiring servants, getting married, and having children. Most commentaries mention that getting married and starting a family is included in the intended meaning. Some other ways to translate this line are:

before starting a home (CEV)

before building your house (NLT)

General Comment on 24:27a–b

In some languages, it may be more natural to combine and/or reorder some of the commands in these two lines. For example:

Don’t build your house and establish a home until your fields are ready, and you are sure that you can earn a living. (GNT)

Notice that the GNT uses the phrase “earn a living” to clarify the purpose of working outside to prepare the fields. This may be a good option in some languages.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הָ֘כֵ֤ן בַּ⁠ח֨וּץ ׀ מְלַאכְתֶּ֗⁠ךָ וְ⁠עַתְּדָ֣⁠הּ בַּ⁠שָּׂדֶ֣ה לָ֑⁠ךְ

prepare (Some words not found in UHB: prepare on,outside work_of,your and,make,it_ready in_the=field to/for=you(fs) after and,you_will_build house_of,your )

The implication in this verse is that the primary work of men is farming. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: [Do your job outside and prepare your fields for farming]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / declarative

אַ֝חַ֗ר וּ⁠בָנִ֥יתָ

after and,you_will_build

Solomon is using a future statement to give an instruction or command. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate these words using a command or instruction form. Alternate translation: [and only after, build]

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

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 24:27

Hebrew word order