OET interlinear PRO 27:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

נֶ֭אֱמָנִים פִּצְעֵ֣י אוֹהֵ֑ב

faithful wounds_of friend

Here Solomon speaks of the faithfulness of the one who loves as if the wounds he causes were a Faithful person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “The wounds of one who loves show his faithfulness” or “The wounds of one who loves show how faithful he is”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

פִּצְעֵ֣י אוֹהֵ֑ב

wounds_of friend

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe wounds that are caused by one who loves. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “are the wounds caused by one who loves”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

פִּצְעֵ֣י אוֹהֵ֑ב

wounds_of friend

Here Solomon speaks of the sadness that a person feels when one who loves rebukes that person as if it were wounds. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “is the sadness caused by one who loves and rebukes”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

וְ֝⁠נַעְתָּר֗וֹת נְשִׁיק֥וֹת שׂוֹנֵֽא

and,profuse kisses_of enemy

Here Solomon speaks of the deceptiveness of the one who hates as if the kisses he gives were a deceptive person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “but the kisses of one who hates show his deceptiveness” or “but the kisses of one who hates show how deceptive he is”

Note 5 topic: translate-textvariants

וְ֝⁠נַעְתָּר֗וֹת

and,profuse

The word translated as deceptive can also mean “excessive.” If a translation of the Bible exists in your region, you may wish to use the reading that it uses. If a translation of the Bible does not exist in your region, you may wish to use the reading of the ULT.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

נְשִׁיק֥וֹת שׂוֹנֵֽא

kisses_of enemy

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe kisses that are given by one who hates. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “are the kisses given by one who hates”

Note 7 topic: translate-symaction

נְשִׁיק֥וֹת

kisses_of

Here, kisses is a symbolic action to show true friendship and loyalty. See how you translated the same use of the word in [24:26](../24/26.md).