OET interlinear PRO 30:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

דִּבְרֵ֤י

words_of

See how you translated the same use of words in [1:6](../01/06.md).

Note 2 topic: translate-names

אָג֥וּר & יָקֶ֗ה & לְ⁠אִֽיתִיאֵ֑ל לְ⁠אִ֖יתִיאֵ֣ל וְ⁠אֻכָֽל

Agur & Jakeh & to,Ithiel to,Ithiel and,Ucal

Agur, Jakeh, Ithiel, and Ucal are names of men.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

הַ⁠מַּ֫שָּׂ֥א

the,oracle

Here, burden refers to a warning message that Yahweh reveals to prophets so that they can tell the warning to other people. Because this message contained a warning or threat, it was considered to be a burden to the person who heard it. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “the warning from Yahweh”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הַ֭⁠גֶּבֶר

the,man

Here, the strong man refers to Agur. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “Agur, the strong man,”

Note 5 topic: translate-textvariants

לְ⁠אִֽיתִיאֵ֑ל לְ⁠אִ֖יתִיאֵ֣ל וְ⁠אֻכָֽל

to,Ithiel to,Ithiel and,Ucal

All Hebrew manuscripts read to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal. The ULT follows that reading. Other ancient translations of this text read “I am weary, O God. I am worn out and weary, O God,” which is based on a possible meaning for the Hebrew words. If a translation of the Bible exists in your region, you may wish to use the reading that it uses. If a translation of the Bible does not exist in your region, you may wish to use the reading of the ULT.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

לְ⁠אִֽיתִיאֵ֑ל לְ⁠אִ֖יתִיאֵ֣ל

to,Ithiel to,Ithiel

Here the writer repeats the name Ithiel to emphasize to whom this declaration was first given. If your language does not use repetition to do this, you could use one phrase and provide emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: “to Ithiel, indeed, to Ithiel”