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OET interlinear PROV 28:9

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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. מֵסִיר
    2. 397312
    3. one who turns aside
    4. turns
    5. 5493
    6. V-Vhrmsa
    7. [one_who]_turns_aside
    8. S
    9. Y-700
    10. 277225
    1. אָזְנ,וֹ
    2. 397313,397314
    3. ear of his
    4. ear
    5. 241
    6. O-Ncfsc,Sp3ms
    7. ear_of,his
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 277226
    1. מִ,שְּׁמֹעַ
    2. 397315,397316
    3. from hearing
    4. hearing
    5. 8085
    6. SV-R,Vqc
    7. from,hearing
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 277227
    1. תּוֹרָה
    2. 397317
    3. +the law
    4. -
    5. 8451
    6. O-Ncfsa
    7. [the]_law
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 277228
    1. גַּֽם
    2. 397318
    3. also
    4. -
    5. 1571
    6. S-Ta
    7. also
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 277229
    2. 397319
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 277230
    1. תְּפִלָּת,וֹ
    2. 397320,397321
    3. prayer of his
    4. prayers
    5. 8605
    6. S-Ncfsc,Sp3ms
    7. prayer_of,his
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 277231
    1. תּוֹעֵבָה
    2. 397322
    3. +is an abomination
    4. -
    5. 8441
    6. P-Ncfsa
    7. [is]_an_abomination
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 277232
    2. 397323
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-sof-pasuq
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 277233

OET (OET-LV) one_who_turns_aside ear_of_his from_hearing the_law also prayer_of_his is_an_abomination.

OET (OET-RV) A person who turns their ear away from hearing Yahweh’s instructions,
 ⇔ → even their prayers are detestable.

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

28:9

9aWhoever turns his ear away from hearing the law,

9beven his prayer is detestable.

The first line of this proverb describes a person who refuses to listen to the instruction from the LORD that is contained in the OT Scriptures. The second line describes the result of what happens in the first line. The result is that the LORD regards even his prayers, not only his actions, to be detestable.

28:9a

Whoever turns his ear away from hearing the law,

Whoever turns his ear away from hearing the law: In Hebrew, this verse is more literally “one who turns aside his ear from hearing instruction, also/even his prayer is an abomination.” The phrase turns his ear away, which the BSB translates literally, means “refuses to listen/heed” or “disregards/disobeys.” For the law, see the footnote on “the law” in 28:4b and the note on “keeps the law” in 28:7a. In light of the context of prayers being detestable to the LORD in 28:9b, the law here probably refers to what the LORD teaches in the OT Scriptures.

Some other ways to translate this line are:

If you refuse to obey what you have been taught (NCV)

People who do not heed what the LORD teaches in his word

28:9a–b

(combined/reordered)

28:9b

even his prayer is detestable.

even his prayer is detestable: This line implies the following reasoning:UBS (p. 592), Waltke (pp. 413–414).

  1. When people refuse to obey what the LORD teaches, their actions are obviously detestable to the LORD.

  2. But such people expect that at least their prayers will be acceptable.

  3. Contrary to what they expect, their prayers as well as their actions are detestable.

detestable: In Hebrew, this word is literally “an abomination.” It refers to anything that is abhorrent or disgusting. See the note on “an abomination to the LORD” in 11:1a.

Some other ways to translate this line are:

the LORD will abhor his prayers as well as his actions

even their prayers will be disgusting to the LORD

General Comment on 28:9a–b

In some languages, it may be more natural to combine and/or reorder these two lines. See 28:9a–b (combined/reordered) in the Display.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

מֵסִ֣יר אָ֭זְנ⁠וֹ & תְּ֝פִלָּת֗⁠וֹ

turns_away ear_of,his & prayer_of,his

One who turns away and his refer to a type of person in general, not a specific person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “Any person who turns away that person’s own ear … that person’s prayer”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

מֵסִ֣יר אָ֭זְנ⁠וֹ מִ⁠שְּׁמֹ֣עַ

turns_away ear_of,his from,hearing

The phrase turns away his ear is an idiom that refers to refusing to listen to what someone is saying as if the listener were turning his ear away from the person speaking. If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use an idiom from your language that does have this meaning or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “One who refuses to listen to”

Note 3 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

תּוֹרָ֑ה

law

See how you translated the same use of the law in [28:4](../28/04.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

תּוֹעֵבָֽה

abomination

As in the rest of Proverbs, abomination here refers to what Yahweh considers to be an abomination. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “is what is abominable to Yahweh”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

תּוֹעֵבָֽה

abomination

See how you translated the abstract noun abomination in [3:32](../03/32.md).

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

28:9 A person who ignores the law shows no fear of the Lord (1:7), the lawgiver. That person’s prayers are hypocritical—why should God listen to them?

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. one who turns aside
    2. turns
    3. 5510
    5. 397312
    6. V-Vhrmsa
    8. S
    9. Y-700
    10. 277225
    1. ear of his
    2. ear
    3. 758,1978
    5. 397313,397314
    6. O-Ncfsc,Sp3ms
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 277226
    1. from hearing
    2. hearing
    3. 4129,7841
    5. 397315,397316
    6. SV-R,Vqc
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 277227
    1. +the law
    2. -
    3. 8437
    5. 397317
    6. O-Ncfsa
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 277228
    1. also
    2. -
    3. 1471
    5. 397318
    6. S-Ta
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 277229
    1. prayer of his
    2. prayers
    3. 8193,1978
    5. 397320,397321
    6. S-Ncfsc,Sp3ms
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 277231
    1. +is an abomination
    2. -
    3. 8434
    5. 397322
    6. P-Ncfsa
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 277232

OET (OET-LV) one_who_turns_aside ear_of_his from_hearing the_law also prayer_of_his is_an_abomination.

OET (OET-RV) A person who turns their ear away from hearing Yahweh’s instructions,
 ⇔ → even their prayers are detestable.

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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