OET interlinear PRO 31:29

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

רַבּ֣וֹת בָּ֭נוֹת עָ֣שׂוּ חָ֑יִל וְ֝⁠אַ֗תְּ עָלִ֥ית עַל־כֻּלָּֽ⁠נָה

many women they_had_acquired excellently and,you surpass on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all_of,them

This verse is a quotation of what the woman’s husband said. If it would be helpful in your language, you could indicate this with quotation marks or with whatever other punctuation or convention your language uses to indicate a quotation.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בָּ֭נוֹת

women

Here, the woman’s husband uses daughters to refer to women in general. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly, as in the UST.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

חָ֑יִל

excellently

Here, worth refers to both physical ability and moral worth. See how you translated the same use of worth in [31:10](../31/10.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / rpronouns

וְ֝⁠אַ֗תְּ עָלִ֥ית

and,you surpass

The woman’s husband uses the word yourself to emphasize how excellent his wife is. Use a way that is natural in your language to indicate this emphasis. Alternate translation: “but you, yes, you have ascended”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ֝⁠אַ֗תְּ עָלִ֥ית עַל

and,you surpass on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in

Here, the woman’s husband speaks of his wife acting more admirably than all other woman as if she ascended over them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “but you yourself have acted more worthily than” or “but you yourself are more excellent than”