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OET interlinear PROV 31:14

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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. הָיְתָה
    2. 398590
    3. She is
    4. She's
    5. 1961
    6. V-Vqp3fs
    7. she_is
    8. S
    9. Y-700
    10. 278233
    1. כָּ,אֳנִיּוֹת
    2. 398591,398592
    3. like +the ships of
    4. ships
    5. 591
    6. S-R,Ncfpc
    7. like_[the],ships_of
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 278234
    1. סוֹחֵר
    2. 398593
    3. a trader
    4. -
    5. 5503
    6. S-Vqrmsa
    7. a_trader
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 278235
    1. מִ,מֶּרְחָק
    2. 398594,398595
    3. from a distance
    4. -
    5. 4801
    6. S-R,Ncmsa
    7. from,a_distance
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 278236
    1. תָּבִיא
    2. 398596
    3. she brings
    4. she brings
    5. 935
    6. V-Vhi3fs
    7. she_brings
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 278237
    1. לַחְמָ,הּ
    2. 398597,398598
    3. food of her
    4. her food
    5. 3899
    6. O-Ncbsc,Sp3fs
    7. food_of,her
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 278238
    2. 398599
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-sof-pasuq
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 278239

OET (OET-LV) She_is like_the_ships_of a_trader from_a_distance she_brings food_of_her.

OET (OET-RV) She’s like those merchant ships—
 ⇔ she brings her food from far away.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 31:10–31: This poem describes a capable wife who has good character

In Hebrew, this section is arranged in the form of an acrostic poem. Each of its twenty-two verses begins with a different letter, following the normal order of the Hebrew alphabet. The poem praises the character and abilities of an ideal wife. After an introduction that describes her value (vv. 10–12), the poem describes her activities and achievements in various areas (vv. 13–27). It concludes with praise by her family (vv. 28–29) and all the people (vv. 30–31). The last two verses also serve as the poet’s final conclusion. They summarize what is truly important in an ideal wife.Waltke (page 515) says that the final two verses are praise “by all.” Murphy (page 245) agrees that the “praise” in the final two verses is the “goal or purpose of the poem.”

Some other headings for this section are:

A good wife with many abilities

Description of a Worthy Woman (NASB)

A truly good wife (CEV)

Paragraph 31:13–15

This paragraph describes what the wife does to provide for the needs of everyone in the house. She provides clothes (31:13) and food (31:14–15).UBS (page 655).

31:14

This verse describes the efforts of the wife to provide luxury foods for her family.

14aShe is like the merchant ships,

14bbringing her food from afar.

The first line is a simile that compares the wife to merchant ships. The wife brings home food that comes from foreign countries (31:14b). Similarly, the ships bring home cargo that they obtained oversees.Cohen (page 212), UBS (page 656), Whybray (page 427).

31:14a

She is like the merchant ships,

She is like the merchant ships: The phrase merchant ships refers to sailing ships that belonged to merchants or traders. These ships carried many kinds of cargo, including food, from foreign countries. Some other ways translate this line are:

She is like a trader’s ship (NCV)

She is like a ship filled with merchandise from other countries.

31:14b

bringing her food from afar.

bringing her food from afar: This line means that the wife buys special or expensive foods that came from other countries and brings it home from the market. It does not mean that the wife herself goes to foreign countries to buy food.According to Waltke (page 510), the Hebrew word for “afar” refers to foreign countries in 16 of its 17 other occurrences. According to Fox (page 893), this “verse does not imply that she is herself engaged in international trade.” It means that she bought nonperishable foods from foreign traders, but most of the food for her family was produced locally. Another way to translate this line is:

She brings home food from out-of-the-way places (GNT)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

הָ֭יְתָה כָּ⁠אֳנִיּ֣וֹת סוֹחֵ֑ר מִ֝⁠מֶּרְחָ֗ק תָּבִ֥יא לַחְמָֽ⁠הּ

she/it_was (Some words not found in UHB: she/it_was like_[the],ships_of merchant from,a_distance brings food_of,her )

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these clauses. Alternate translation: [She brings her bread from far away, like the ships of a merchant]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

הָ֭יְתָה כָּ⁠אֳנִיּ֣וֹת סוֹחֵ֑ר

she/it_was (Some words not found in UHB: she/it_was like_[the],ships_of merchant from,a_distance brings food_of,her )

The point of this comparison is that just as ships bring valuable things from far away, so does the “woman of worth.” If this is not clear from the second line, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [She travels far to get good things, like the ships of a merchant]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

לַחְמָֽ⁠הּ

food_of,her

See how you translated the same use of bread in [9:5](../09/05.md).

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. She is
    2. She's
    3. 1929
    5. 398590
    6. V-Vqp3fs
    8. S
    9. Y-700
    10. 278233
    1. like +the ships of
    2. ships
    3. 3418,248
    5. 398591,398592
    6. S-R,Ncfpc
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 278234
    1. a trader
    2. -
    3. 5431
    5. 398593
    6. S-Vqrmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 278235
    1. from a distance
    2. -
    3. 4129,4316
    5. 398594,398595
    6. S-R,Ncmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 278236
    1. she brings
    2. she brings
    3. 1274
    5. 398596
    6. V-Vhi3fs
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 278237
    1. food of her
    2. her food
    3. 3759,1978
    5. 398597,398598
    6. O-Ncbsc,Sp3fs
    8. -
    9. Y-700
    10. 278238

OET (OET-LV) She_is like_the_ships_of a_trader from_a_distance she_brings food_of_her.

OET (OET-RV) She’s like those merchant ships—
 ⇔ she brings her food from far away.

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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