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OET interlinear PROV 2:15

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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. אֲשֶׁר
    2. 387622
    3. Who
    4. -
    6. P-Tr
    7. who
    8. S
    9. Y-1000
    10. 269813
    1. אָרְחֹתֵי,הֶם
    2. 387623,387624
    3. paths of their
    4. paths
    5. 734
    6. S-Ncbpc,Sp3mp
    7. paths_of,their
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 269814
    1. עִקְּשִׁים
    2. 387625
    3. +are twisted
    4. -
    5. 6141
    6. P-Aampa
    7. [are]_twisted
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 269815
    1. וּ,נְלוֹזִים
    2. 387626,387627
    3. and they +are crooked
    4. crooked ≈and
    5. 3868
    6. PV-C,VNrmpa
    7. and,[they_are]_crooked
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 269816
    1. בְּ,מַעְגְּלוֹתָ,ם
    2. 387628,387629,387630
    3. in tracks of their
    4. in their tracks
    5. 4570
    6. P-R,Ncmpc,Sp3mp
    7. in,tracks_of,their
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 269817
    2. 387631
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-sof-pasuq
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 269818

OET (OET-LV) Who paths_of_their are_twisted and_they_are_crooked in_tracks_of_their.

OET (OET-RV) whose paths are crooked
 ⇔ ≈ and going astray in their tracks.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 2:1–22: Second lesson: Wisdom will spare you from the dangers of crime and adultery

Here is a summary of the advice in this section: If you accept what I teach and seek to become wise (2:1–4), you will indeed become wise, and because of your wisdom, you will know how to revere the LORD and how to do what is right. You will also be protected (2:5–11). Wisdom will protect you from wicked men (2:12–15) and from adulterous women (2:16–19). Consequently, you will follow a righteous lifestyle and enjoy a long life in your own land, but the wicked will be forced to leave their land (2:20–22).

Some other headings for this section are:

The Benefits of Wisdom (NLT)

The Rewards of Wisdom (GNT)

The rewards/benefits that wisdom gives to people

Paragraph 2:12–15

This paragraph describes the first of the evil influences from which wisdom will protect a person. Some English versions, such as the NIV, start a new paragraph here. Others, such as the BSB, NRSV, and NJB, continue the same paragraph. You may use whatever paragraph structure is more natural in your language. See the note on 2:12a for ways to connect 2:12a to 2:11b.

2:15

Notice the parallel parts that are similar in meaning. The Hebrew phrases form a chiasm. The parts in 2:15b occur in the opposite order from the parallel parts in 2:15a, as can be seen in the NIV below.

15awhose paths are crooked

15band who are devious in their ways.

If a chiasm is not natural in your language, you may need to change the order of the parallel parts, as the BSB does.

2:15a

whose paths are crooked

2:15b

and whose ways are devious.

2:15a–b

whose paths are crooked…whose ways are devious: These two lines are very similar in meaning. Both paths and ways refer to conduct, as in 2:13. The phrase paths are crooked refers here to actions that are morally crooked or wrong and ways… devious refers to conduct that deceives others.

One way to translate these two metaphors is to translate the meaning of the first metaphor without using a figure of speech. Keep the second metaphor. For example:

15aWhat they do is wrong, (NCV)

15band their ways are dishonest. (NCV)

Some other ways to translate the second line are:

They are dishonest.

They habitually do what is dishonest.

They cannot be trusted.

General Comment on 2:15a–b

In some languages, it may be more natural to combine and/or reorder the parallel parts, as the GNT has done:

unreliable people who cannot be trusted (GNT)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָרְחֹתֵי⁠הֶ֣ם עִקְּשִׁ֑ים וּ֝⁠נְלוֹזִ֗ים בְּ⁠מַעְגְּלוֹתָֽ⁠ם

which/who paths_of,their crooked and,[they_are]_crooked in,tracks_of,their

These two clauses mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could connect the clauses with a word other than and that shows that the second clause is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: “whose paths are crooked, yes, who go astray in their tracks”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אָרְחֹתֵי⁠הֶ֣ם עִקְּשִׁ֑ים וּ֝⁠נְלוֹזִ֗ים בְּ⁠מַעְגְּלוֹתָֽ⁠ם

paths_of,their crooked and,[they_are]_crooked in,tracks_of,their

Here Solomon refers to people's wrong behavior as if they were walking on the wrong paths and tracks. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “behavior is dishonest and who do things to deceive others”

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

2:1-22 The father urges his son to seek wisdom. It will protect him from evil men and from the dangers of promiscuous women. The son must seek wisdom, while understanding that it is a gift from God.

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. Who
    2. -
    3. 238
    5. 387622
    6. P-Tr
    8. S
    9. Y-1000
    10. 269813
    1. paths of their
    2. paths
    3. 775,1978
    5. 387623,387624
    6. S-Ncbpc,Sp3mp
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 269814
    1. +are twisted
    2. -
    3. 5690
    5. 387625
    6. P-Aampa
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 269815
    1. and they +are crooked
    2. crooked ≈and
    3. 1987,3852
    5. 387626,387627
    6. PV-C,VNrmpa
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 269816
    1. in tracks of their
    2. in their tracks
    3. 846,4501,1978
    5. 387628,387629,387630
    6. P-R,Ncmpc,Sp3mp
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 269817

OET (OET-LV) Who paths_of_their are_twisted and_they_are_crooked in_tracks_of_their.

OET (OET-RV) whose paths are crooked
 ⇔ ≈ and going astray in their tracks.

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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