OET interlinear PRO 29:24

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

חוֹלֵ֣ק עִם־גַּ֭נָּב שׂוֹנֵ֣א נַפְשׁ֑⁠וֹ אָלָ֥ה יִ֝שְׁמַ֗ע

partner with thief hate life_of,his_own curse hears

One who shares, a thief, his, and he refer to types of people in general, not specific people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “Any person who shares with any thief hates that person’s own life; that person will hear an oath”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

חוֹלֵ֣ק עִם־גַּ֭נָּב

partner with thief

Here, shares implies that this person helps a thief and that thief gives him part of what he has stolen. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “One who helps a thief and shares in his spoil” or “An accomplice of a thief”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

שׂוֹנֵ֣א

hate

Here Solomon refers to a person doing what is harmful to himself as if he hates himself. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: “harms” or “acts as if he hates”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

נַפְשׁ֑⁠וֹ

life_of,his_own

Here, life refers to the person himself. See how you translated the same use of life in [8:36](../08/36.md).

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אָלָ֥ה יִ֝שְׁמַ֗ע

curse hears

Here, oath refers to the curse that would be spoken against someone who did not speak the truth or reveal important information in a criminal case, as described in [Leviticus 5:1–6](../lev/05/01.md). The witness who hears this oath knows that Yahweh will punish him if he does not speak the truth. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “he will hear the curse spoken against those who keep silent about the crime” or “he will hear and know that he will be cursed if he does not say anything”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠לֹ֣א יַגִּֽיד

and=not testify

Here Solomon implies that this person will not tell anything about the crime that he knows the thief has committed. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “but will not say what the thief did”