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OET interlinear PROV 29:10

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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. אַנְשֵׁי
    2. 397687
    3. People of
    4. ≈People
    5. 376
    6. S-Ncmpc
    7. people_of
    8. S
    9. Y-700
    10. 277529
    1. דָמִים
    2. 397688
    3. blood(s)
    4. -
    5. 1818
    6. S-Ncmpa
    7. blood(s)
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 277530
    1. יִשְׂנְאוּ
    2. 397689
    3. they hate
    4. hate
    5. 8130
    6. V-Vqi3mp
    7. they_hate
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 277531
    2. 397690
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 277532
    1. תָם
    2. 397691
    3. a blameless person
    4. blameless
    5. 8535
    6. O-Aamsa
    7. a_blameless_[person]
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 277533
    1. וִ,ישָׁרִים
    2. 397692,397693
    3. and upright people
    4. -
    5. 3477
    6. S-C,Aampa
    7. and,upright_[people]
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 277534
    1. יְבַקְשׁוּ
    2. 397694
    3. they seek
    4. -
    5. 1245
    6. V-Vpi3mp
    7. they_seek
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 277535
    1. נַפְשׁ,וֹ
    2. 397695,397696
    3. life of his
    4. -
    5. 5315
    6. O-Ncbsc,Sp3ms
    7. life_of,his
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 277536
    2. 397697
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-sof-pasuq
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 277537

OET (OET-LV) People_of blood(s) they_hate a_blameless_person and_upright_people they_seek life_of_his.

OET (OET-RV) People who’ve killed hate those who are blameless,
 ⇔ ^ but good citizens try to protect them .

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

29:10

The NIV has been used as the source line for all of 29:10 because it follows the recommended interpretations. Notice the parallel parts that are similar in meaning. The underlined parts indicate an increasing emphasis in the parallelism from attitude (10a) to action (10b).

10aBloodthirsty men hate a man of integrity (NIV)

10band seek to kill the upright. (NIV)

The overall meaning is that murderers hate consistently good people and try to kill them.

29:10a–b

(combined/reordered)

(NIV) Bloodthirsty men: This phrase is the subject of both parallel lines.

(NIV) hate…seek to kill: These parallel verb phrases apply equally to “a man of integrity” and “the upright.” No contrast is implied.

(NIV) a man of integrity…the upright: As with similar parallel phrases,For example, see 2:7a–b, where the BSB has: “upright” (Heb. yǝšarim) and “blameless” (Heb. tom). Sometimes terms with overlapping meanings occur in the same phrase. For example, see 11:3a, where the BSB speaks of the “integrity” (Heb. tummat) of the” upright” (Heb. yǝšarim), and 11:5a, where the BSB has the “righteousness” (Heb. tsǝdaqah) of the “blameless” (Heb. tamim).” these two phrases both refer to the same group of people. There is little difference in meaning between them. Both refer to a person who has integrity. This kind of person lives a consistently good life in obedience to God’s law. He does nothing that is worthy of blame.

29:10a

Men of bloodshed hate a blameless man,

(NIV) Bloodthirsty men: In Hebrew, this phrase is literally “men of blood(s).”According to a grammatical note in BART, the plural “bloods” is a collective plural that indicates spilled blood. It refers to people whose lives are characterized by murder.

(NIV) a man of integrity: In Hebrew, the word translated here as integrity is often translated as “perfect.” It refers specifically to a person whose character is complete and wholesome. Such a person is honest and innocent of wrongdoing.See TWOT #2522c and Vine (p. 176) for more details. According to TWOT, this Hebrew word (tam) is translated as “perfect” in 9 of its 13 occurrences. Many of these refer to Job.

Some other ways to translate this line are:

The bloodthirsty hate the blameless (NRSV)

Murderers hate an honest person (NCV)

29:10b

but the upright care for his life.

(NIV) and seek to kill the upright: In Hebrew, this line is literally “and the upright, they seek his life.” There are several textual and interpretation issues. The Notes will discuss them together. This line means:

  1. Bloodthirsty men seek to kill each of the upright. For example:

    and they seek the life of the upright (NRSV) (CEV, ESV, NCV, NET, NIV, NRSV)

  2. Upright people protect or show concern for a blameless person. For example:

    but righteous people will protect the life of such a person (GNT) (BSB, GW, NAB, NASB, REB, GNT)

  3. Upright people seek out a blameless person to help him. For example:

    but the upright seek to help them (NLT) (NJB, NJPS, NLT)The NJB and NJPS have “seek them out.” They do not specify a purpose as the NLT does.

  4. The wicked seek to kill a blameless person. For example:

    and the wicked seek his life (RSV) (RSV)The RSV has followed a change of text from yǝšarim (“upright”) to rǝšaʿim (“wicked”). There is no textual support for this change. See Waltke (p. 400).

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1). Everywhere else in the OT, the phrase “seek the life” means “seek to kill.”See UBS (p. 609), Waltke (p. 438). Both Waltke and Fox (p. 837) make the point that in the 29 other times where this phrase occurs, it always means “seek to kill.” The main objections to interpretation (1) involve the change of word order and the apparent lack of agreement between singular (“his life”) and plural (“the upright”). There are good explanations for both of these objections.Waltke (p. 400) translates: “and as for the upright, they seek to kill each of them.” He comments, “As for the upright must be taken as a nominative absolute with the resumptive pronoun ‘his’ (i.e., the upright’s) in connection with the object, ‘life.’ They [i.e., the bloodthirsty] seek to kill each of them” (p. 438). Delitzsch (p. 429) agrees that the change from plural to singular refers to each individual in the group of “upright” people.

(NIV) the upright: In Hebrew, the word upright refers here to a person who is good, honest, and fair. He consistently obeys God and does what is right.

Some other ways to translate this line are:

and try to kill those who do right (NCV)

as for an upright person, they try to kill anyone like that

General Comment on 29:10a–b

In some languages, it may be more natural to combine and/or reorder the parallel parts. See 29:10a–b (combined/reordered) in the Display.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אַנְשֵׁ֣י דָ֭מִים

men_of bloodthirsty

Here Solomon uses the possessive form to refer to Men who shed the blood of other people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “Men who shed the blood of others” or “Men who kill others”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

תָ֑ם

blameless

See how you translated this phrase in [11:5](../11/05.md) and “blameless ones” in [2:21](../02/21.md).

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וִֽ֝⁠ישָׁרִ֗ים יְבַקְשׁ֥וּ נַפְשֽׁ⁠וֹ

and,upright_[people] seek life_of,his

Here, the phrase seek his life could refer to: (1) upright ones desiring to protect the life of a blameless one. Alternate translation: “want to protect his life” (2) Men of bloodshed desiring to kill upright ones, in which case the the singular pronoun his would refer to the plural phrase, upright ones. Alternate translation: “and they want to kill upright ones”

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. People of
    2. ≈People
    3. 266
    5. 397687
    6. S-Ncmpc
    8. S
    9. Y-700
    10. 277529
    1. blood(s)
    2. -
    3. 1755
    5. 397688
    6. S-Ncmpa
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 277530
    1. they hate
    2. hate
    3. 8101
    5. 397689
    6. V-Vqi3mp
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 277531
    1. a blameless person
    2. blameless
    3. 8370
    5. 397691
    6. O-Aamsa
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 277533
    1. and upright people
    2. -
    3. 1987,3317
    5. 397692,397693
    6. S-C,Aampa
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 277534
    1. they seek
    2. -
    3. 1218
    5. 397694
    6. V-Vpi3mp
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 277535
    1. life of his
    2. -
    3. 5059,1978
    5. 397695,397696
    6. O-Ncbsc,Sp3ms
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 277536

OET (OET-LV) People_of blood(s) they_hate a_blameless_person and_upright_people they_seek life_of_his.

OET (OET-RV) People who’ve killed hate those who are blameless,
 ⇔ ^ but good citizens try to protect them .

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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