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OET (OET-LV) one_who_keeps_of a_fig_tree he_will_eat fruit_of_its and_looks_after master_of_his he_will_be_honoured.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun
נֹצֵ֣ר תְּ֭אֵנָה יֹאכַ֣ל פִּרְיָ֑הּ וְשֹׁמֵ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣יו
tends_of fig_tree eat fruit_of,its and,looks_after master_of,his
One who guards, a fig tree, its, one who protects, and his represent fig trees and types of people in general. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “Any person who guards any fig tree will eat the fruit of that tree, and any person who protects that person’s master”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / simile
וְשֹׁמֵ֖ר
and,looks_after
Here, and indicates that Solomon is comparing what follows to what he said in the previous clause. Solomon is saying that one who protects his masters is like One who guards a fig tree because both receive a reward for their work. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: “and in the same way, one who protects”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
יְכֻבָּֽד
honoured
If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “that master will honor”
27:18 An employer values loyal workers who protect their employer’s interests. Wise employers give their workers incentives to be loyal, such as allowing them to eat the fruit (see Deut 25:4; 1 Cor 9:7-10; 1 Tim 5:17-18).
OET (OET-LV) one_who_keeps_of a_fig_tree he_will_eat fruit_of_its and_looks_after master_of_his he_will_be_honoured.
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.