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OET interlinear PROV 25:17

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Hebrew word order

    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. הֹקַר
    2. 396309
    3. Make precious
    4. -
    5. 3365
    6. V-Vhv2ms
    7. make_precious
    8. S
    9. Y-700
    10. 276467
    1. רַגְלְ,ךָ
    2. 396310,396311
    3. foot of your
    4. foot
    5. 7272
    6. O-Ncfsc,Sp2ms
    7. foot_of,your
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 276468
    1. מִ,בֵּית
    2. 396312,396313
    3. from the house of
    4. house
    6. S-R,Ncmsc
    7. from,the_house_of
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 276469
    1. רֵעֶ,ךָ
    2. 396314,396315
    3. your neighbour of your
    4. neighbour's
    5. 7453
    6. S-Ncmsc,Sp2ms
    7. your_neighbor_of,your
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 276470
    1. פֶּן
    2. 396316
    3. lest
    4. -
    5. 6435
    6. S-C
    7. lest
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 276471
    2. 396317
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 276472
    1. יִשְׂבָּעֲ,ךָ
    2. 396318,396319
    3. he should be surfeited with you
    4. your
    5. 7646
    6. VO-Vqi3ms,Sp2ms
    7. he,should_be_surfeited_with_you
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 276473
    1. וּ,שְׂנֵאֶֽ,ךָ
    2. 396320,396321,396322
    3. and he will hate you
    4. -
    5. 8130
    6. VO-C,Vqp3ms,Sp2ms
    7. and,he,will_hate_you
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 276474
    2. 396323
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-sof-pasuq
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 276475

OET (OET-LV) Make_precious foot_of_your from_the_house_of your_neighbour_of_your lest he_should_be_surfeited_with_you and_he_will_hate_you.

OET (OET-RV) Don’t set foot in your neighbour’s house too often,
 ⇔ in case they get fed up with you and end up hating you.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 25:1–29:27: This is Hezekiah’s collection of Solomon’s proverbs

This section is the second collection of Solomon’s proverbs. These proverbs were organized and copied by men who served King Hezekiah. Most scholars divide this section into two groups. These groups differ in several ways.

The first group (chapters 25–27) has many more comparisons and admonitions. In Hebrew, most of these comparisons are metaphors in which one or more illustrations precede the topic. Some English versions change the order so that the topic precedes the illustration(s). You should follow the order that expresses the meaning naturally and effectively in your language.

In the first group, many proverbs are one verse long. As with the individual proverbs in the main collection of Solomon’s proverbs (Section 10:1–22:16), they are not related to the proverbs around them. Other proverbs in this group are two or more verses long. Still others are one-verse proverbs that are closely related in theme. Proverbs in all three categories will be marked as separate paragraphs.

The second group (chapters 28–29) has more contrastive proverbs. The proverbs in this group are each one verse long. They will not be marked as separate paragraphs.

Some other headings for this section are:

More Proverbs of Solomon (NIV)

Proverbs of Solomon Collected by Hezekiah (NET)

These are also wise things that Solomon said

Paragraph 25:16–17

These proverbs both teach that people should enjoy good things in moderation. The second line of each proverb warns that over-indulging in something good has bad consequences. The first proverb is about a tasty kind of food. The second proverb is about pleasant social interaction.

25:17

The first line advises the reader to limit the amount of time he spends visiting his neighbor. The second line is a warning not to ignore this advice. If a person visits his neighbor’s house too frequently, the neighbor will begin to strongly dislike him.

17aSeldom set foot in your neighbor’s house,

17blest he grow weary and hate you.

25:17a

Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house,

Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house: In Hebrew, this command is literally “make rare your foot…” It is a figure of speech in which a person’s foot represents the whole person. It indicates that:

  1. A person should go to a neighbor’s house to visit only occasionally.

  2. He should not stay there for a long time.These two aspects of the literal Hebrew phrase “make rare your foot from…” are mentioned by Waltke (page 327) and Murphy (page 192). Longman (page 455) and Fox (page 785) both focus on (b): A visitor should not overstay his welcome.”

your neighbor’s house: The Hebrew word that the BSB translates as neighbor can refer to anyone with whom a person interacts. It can include a close friend, an acquaintance, or someone who lives nearby.

Some other ways to translate this command are:

Visit your neighbor sparingly (NJPS)

Don’t visit friends too often (CEV)

25:17b

lest he grow weary and hate you.

lest he grow weary: In Hebrew, this phrase is literally “lest he become full of you.” The verb “become full of” is the same verb that was used in 25:16b. Here it indicates that the neighbor will get tired of this person’s overly frequent visits. He will be annoyed, because the visitor takes unfair advantage of his time and hospitality. Some other ways to translate this line are:

lest he become weary of you (NET)

or they will get tired of it (CEV)

Otherwise, he will see too much of you (GW)

and hate you: The Hebrew word that the BSB and most versions translate here as hate can refer to actively hating an enemy. It can also mean “dislike,” “be annoyed,” or “reject.”According to NIDOTTE (H8533), this verb varies in meaning from intense dislike or hatred to annoyance or aggravation. Proverbs 25:17 is given as an example of aggravation. Whybray (page 366) comments that the meaning of “hate” is too strong, because “active” hatred is not in focus here. Hubbard (page 413) suggests that “hate” in this context may mean to dislike the visitor personally or else to “hate” to see him approaching. See the note on 19:7a, where the BSB translated the same Hebrew word as “hate.”

In some languages, the word “dislike” may be more appropriate than “hate” in this context. For example:

he will come to dislike you (REB)

You should use a term that is culturally appropriate for the situation here.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

הֹקַ֣ר

seldom

In this verse, Solomon is comparing what follows to what he said in the previous verse. In the same way that a person must not eat too much “honey,” a person must also avoid visiting his neighbor’s house too frequently. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: “Similarly, make rare” or “So also make rare”

הֹקַ֣ר רַ֭גְלְ⁠ךָ מִ⁠בֵּ֣ית רֵעֶ֑⁠ךָ

seldom foot_of,your from,the_house_of your_neighbor_of,your

Alternate translation: “Prevent your foot from frequently being in the house of your neighbor”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

רֵעֶ֑⁠ךָ

your_neighbor_of,your

Here, foot represents the whole person. See how you translated the similar use of foot in [1:15](../01/15.md).

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

מִ⁠בֵּ֣ית רֵעֶ֑⁠ךָ פֶּן־יִ֝שְׂבָּעֲ⁠ךָ֗

from,the_house_of your_neighbor_of,your lest he,should_be_surfeited_with_you

Here, your neighbor and he refer to neighbors in general, not a specific neighbor. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “from any house of any of your neighbors, lest that neighbor become satiated with you”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

יִ֝שְׂבָּעֲ⁠ךָ֗

he,should_be_surfeited_with_you

Here, the word translated as satiated refers to people being annoyed with a person because that person visits them too frequently. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. If your language has a word that can be used for both this occurrence of satiated and the occurrence in the previous verse, consider using it here. Alternate translation: “he become tired of seeing you” or “he become sick of you”

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

25:16-17 Honey in moderation is tasty and healthy (24:13-14); too much will cause vomiting. This principle can be applied to other areas of life; for example, it is good to visit your neighbors, but not too often.

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

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strongs
    4. Hebrew word
    5. Hebrew lemma
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. Gloss
    8. CAPS codes
    9. OET tags
    10. OET word #
    1. Make precious
    2. -
    3. 3285
    5. 396309
    6. V-Vhv2ms
    8. S
    9. Y-700
    10. 276467
    1. foot of your
    2. foot
    3. 7165,1978
    5. 396310,396311
    6. O-Ncfsc,Sp2ms
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 276468
    1. from the house of
    2. house
    3. 4129,1094
    5. 396312,396313
    6. S-R,Ncmsc
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 276469
    1. your neighbour of your
    2. neighbour's
    3. 7161,1978
    5. 396314,396315
    6. S-Ncmsc,Sp2ms
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 276470
    1. lest
    2. -
    3. 6267
    5. 396316
    6. S-C
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 276471
    1. he should be surfeited with you
    2. your
    3. 8073,1978
    5. 396318,396319
    6. VO-Vqi3ms,Sp2ms
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 276473
    1. and he will hate you
    2. -
    3. 1987,8101,1978
    5. 396320,396321,396322
    6. VO-C,Vqp3ms,Sp2ms
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 276474

OET (OET-LV) Make_precious foot_of_your from_the_house_of your_neighbour_of_your lest he_should_be_surfeited_with_you and_he_will_hate_you.

OET (OET-RV) Don’t set foot in your neighbour’s house too often,
 ⇔ in case they get fed up with you and end up hating you.

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 logo mark

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