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OET interlinear PROV 25:26

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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. מַעְיָן
    2. 396438
    3. A spring
    4. spring
    5. 4599
    6. P-Ncmsa
    7. a_spring
    8. S
    9. Y-700
    10. 276569
    1. נִרְפָּשׂ
    2. 396439
    3. fouled
    4. -
    5. 7515
    6. P-VNrmsa
    7. fouled
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 276570
    1. וּ,מָקוֹר
    2. 396440,396441
    3. and a fountain
    4. -
    5. 4726
    6. P-C,Ncmsa
    7. and,a_fountain
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 276571
    1. מָשְׁחָת
    2. 396442
    3. ruined
    4. ruined
    5. 7843
    6. P-VHsmsa
    7. ruined
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 276572
    1. צַדִּיק
    2. 396443
    3. a righteous person
    4. ≈godly
    5. 6662
    6. S-Aamsa
    7. a_righteous_[person]
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 276573
    1. מָט
    2. 396444
    3. who sways
    4. -
    5. 4131
    6. V-Vqrmsa
    7. [who]_sways
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 276574
    1. לִ,פְנֵי
    2. 396445,396446
    3. to (the) face of/in front of/before
    4. -
    5. 6440
    6. S-R,Ncbpc
    7. to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 276575
    2. 396447
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 276576
    1. רָשָׁע
    2. 396448
    3. a wicked person
    4. wicked
    5. 7563
    6. S-Aamsa
    7. a_wicked_[person]
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 276577
    2. 396449
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-sof-pasuq
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 276578

OET (OET-LV) A_spring fouled and_a_fountain ruined a_righteous_person who_sways to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before a_wicked_person.

OET (OET-RV) A godly person giving in to someone wicked,
 ⇔ is like a spring that gets muddied, or a well that gets ruined.

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

25:26

The topic of this proverb is a righteous person who yields to pressure or bad advice from a wicked person (25:26b). He is compared to a spring or well that no longer provides clean water (25:26a).

26aLike a muddied spring or a polluted well

26bis a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.

The similarity between the topic and the illustrations is that:

  1. Their good quality and usefulness has been destroyed by something bad.

  2. They no longer serve their normal function.

  3. Both cause severe disappointment and danger for people who depend on them.

25:26a

Like a muddied spring or a polluted well

Like a muddied spring or a polluted well: These phrases both refer to a source of fresh, flowing water that has been ruined. The water is no longer drinkable.

a muddied spring: In Hebrew, the word spring refers to the source of streams and rivers.NIDOTTE (H5078). (The same word occurs in 5:16a and 8:24b.) A muddied spring is one that has been trampled, perhaps by animals. As a result, the normally clean water has been dirtied by mud or other debris.NIDOTTE (H8346), Ross (page 1086). Some other ways to translate this phrase are:

a churned-up spring (NJB)

a trampled spring (NASB)

a polluted spring (GNT)

a polluted well: In Hebrew, the word that the BSB translates here as polluted means “spoiled” or “ruined” in some way.NIDOTTE (H8845), UBS (page 554). In the context of a source of fresh water, it may refer here to a well whose sides have collapsed. As a result, people can no longer get the water or else the water has become undrinkable.Cohen (page 172).

well: In Hebrew, the word that the BSB translates here as well has almost the same meaning as the word “spring.” Elsewhere in Proverbs, the BSB translates it as “fountain.”NIDOTTE (H5227). The other references in Proverbs are 5:18, 10:11, 13:14; 14:27, 16:22, and 18:4. A different Hebrew word is used for “well” in 5:15b and 23:27b.

Some other ways to translate this phrase are:

a dirty well (NCV)

a polluted spring (NAB)

In some languages, it may be more natural to combine the two phrases. For example:

it’s like dumping garbage in a stream of clear water (CEV)

25:26a–b

(combined/reordered)

25:26b

is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.

is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked: The Hebrew phrase that the BSB translates here as gives way to is literally “staggers/sways before.”NIDOTTE (H4572), HALOT (#4883), Longman (page 459). Here it refers figuratively to a righteous person who yields to or compromises with the words or actions of wicked people.The NJB has “trembling before,” which implies fear. In some way, he allows them to succeed. As a result, his own character and influence are ruined.

This line could refer to more than one situation. It could indicate that:

  1. The righteous person yields to the temptation to do wrong himself.

  2. The righteous person allows someone else to do wrong.

  3. The righteous person is forced out of a position of influence.

Try to translate in a way that will allow any of these situations to be understood. For example:

a righteous person who gives in to a wicked person (GW)

a righteous person who cannot defeat the plans of evil people

If you have to be more specific, it is recommended that you describe the first situation.Scholars who support situation (1) include UBS, Waltke, Delitzsch, Cohen, Kidner, and Garrett. Those who support situation (2) include Hubbard and probably McKane and Scott. Those who support situation (3) include Whybray, Longman, Toy, and Ross. It fits better with the illustration of a spring or well that used to have clean water and is now polluted.

General Comment on 25:26a–b

In some languages, it may be more natural to put the topic before the illustrations. For example:

A good person who gives in to evil is like a muddy spring or a dirty well. (NCV)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

מַעְיָ֣ן נִ֭רְפָּשׂ וּ⁠מָק֣וֹר מָשְׁחָ֑ת צַ֝דִּ֗יק מָ֣ט לִ⁠פְנֵֽי־רָשָֽׁע

spring muddied and,a_fountain polluted law-abiding/just gives_way to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before wicked

If it would be helpful in your language, you could reverse the order of these clauses. Alternate translation: “A righteous one swaying before the face of a wicked one is a spring muddied by trampling and a fountain spoiled”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מַעְיָ֣ן נִ֭רְפָּשׂ וּ⁠מָק֣וֹר מָשְׁחָ֑ת

spring muddied and,a_fountain polluted

In this verse, Solomon speaks of a righteous one swaying before the face of a wicked one being bad as if that person were A spring muddied by trampling and a fountain spoiled. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: “Very bad” or “Like a spring muddied by trampling and a fountain spoiled”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

מַעְיָ֣ן נִ֭רְפָּשׂ וּ⁠מָק֣וֹר מָשְׁחָ֑ת

spring muddied and,a_fountain polluted

If your language does not use these passive forms, you could express the ideas in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “A spring someone muddied by trampling and a fountain someone spoiled”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

צַ֝דִּ֗יק & רָשָֽׁע

law-abiding/just & wicked

See how you translated a righteous one in [9:9](../09/09.md) and a wicked one in [9:7](../09/07.md).

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מָ֣ט

gives_way

Here, swaying refers to a righteous one yielding to the influence of a wicked one. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “who yields” or “who gives in”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לִ⁠פְנֵֽי

to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before

See how you translated the same use of before the face of in [14:19](../14/19.md).

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

25:26 A spring or fountain that yields fresh water gives life. When godly people allow the wicked to dominate them, what was life-giving becomes deadly.

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. A spring
    2. spring
    3. 4503
    5. 396438
    6. P-Ncmsa
    8. S
    9. Y-700
    10. 276569
    1. fouled
    2. -
    3. 7327
    5. 396439
    6. P-VNrmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 276570
    1. and a fountain
    2. -
    3. 1987,4743
    5. 396440,396441
    6. P-C,Ncmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 276571
    1. ruined
    2. ruined
    3. 7796
    5. 396442
    6. P-VHsmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 276572
    1. a righteous person
    2. ≈godly
    3. 6599
    5. 396443
    6. S-Aamsa
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 276573
    1. who sways
    2. -
    3. 4818
    5. 396444
    6. V-Vqrmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 276574
    1. to (the) face of/in front of/before
    2. -
    3. 3705,6376
    5. 396445,396446
    6. S-R,Ncbpc
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 276575
    1. a wicked person
    2. wicked
    3. 7351
    5. 396448
    6. S-Aamsa
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 276577

OET (OET-LV) A_spring fouled and_a_fountain ruined a_righteous_person who_sways to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before a_wicked_person.

OET (OET-RV) A godly person giving in to someone wicked,
 ⇔ is like a spring that gets muddied, or a well that gets ruined.

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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