OET interlinear PRO 25:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

שָׁמַ֣יִם לָ֭⁠רוּם וָ⁠אָ֣רֶץ לָ⁠עֹ֑מֶק

heavens for_THE,height and,earth for_the,depth

Solomon is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a clause would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from the context if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “Heavens are an example of height and earth is an example of depth”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

לָ֭⁠רוּם & לָ⁠עֹ֑מֶק

for_THE,height & for_the,depth

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of height and depth, you could express the same ideas in other ways. Alternate translation: “for what is high … for what is deep”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

וְ⁠לֵ֥ב מְ֝לָכִ֗ים

and,heart_of kings

Here, and indicates that Solomon is comparing what follows to what he said in the previous clause. Solomon is saying that the heart of kings is like Heavens and earth because they are difficult to fully understand. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: “in the same way the heart of kings”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

וְ⁠לֵ֥ב מְ֝לָכִ֗ים

and,heart_of kings

The word heart represents hearts in general, not one particular heart. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a more natural expression. Alternate translation: “and the hearts of kings”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠לֵ֥ב

and,heart_of

See how you translated the same use of “hearts” in [15:11](../15/11.md).

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֵ֣ין חֵֽקֶר

not investigated

Here Solomon speaks of it being difficult to understand the heart of kings as if it were something that could not be searched for. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “is difficult to comprehend”