OET interlinear PRO 29:15

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

שֵׁ֣בֶט וְ֭⁠תוֹכַחַת יִתֵּ֣ן חָכְמָ֑ה

rod and,reproof he/it_gave wisdom

Solomon is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from the next clause if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “A rod and rebuke give a boy wisdom”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

שֵׁ֣בֶט וְ֭⁠תוֹכַחַת יִתֵּ֣ן חָכְמָ֑ה

rod and,reproof he/it_gave wisdom

Here Solomon speaks of people using a rod and rebuke to make someone wiser as if a rod and rebuke were people who could give something. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation:

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

שֵׁ֣בֶט

rod

See how you translated the same use of rod in [10:13](../10/13.md) and [13:24](../13/24.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וְ֭⁠תוֹכַחַת & חָכְמָ֑ה & מֵבִ֥ישׁ

and,reproof & wisdom & disgraced

See how you translated the abstract nouns rebuke in [1:25](../01/25.md), wisdom in [1:2](../01/02.md), and shame in [6:33](../06/33.md).

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

וְ⁠נַ֥עַר & אִמּֽ⁠וֹ

and,child & his/its=mother

Here, a boy and his refer to children in general, not a specific boy. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “but any child … that child’s mother”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

מְ֝שֻׁלָּ֗ח

left

Here, sent away is an idiom that refers to permitting someone do whatever that person wants to do. If it would be helpful, you could use an equivalent idiom from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “who is left to himself” or “who is allowed to do whatever he wants to do”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

מְ֝שֻׁלָּ֗ח

left

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “whom his parents sent away” or “whom his parents do not discipline”