PROV 3:1 Interlinear View

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. בְּנִ,י
2. 387721,387722
3. my son of my
4. My
6. S-Ncmsc,Sp1cs
7. my_son_of,my
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 269885
1. תּוֹרָתִ,י
2. 387723,387724
3. instruction of my
4. instructions
5. 8451
6. O-Ncfsc,Sp1cs
7. instruction_of,my
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 269886
1. אַל
2. 387725
3. do not
4. don't
5. 408
6. S-Tn
7. do_not
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 269887
2. 387726
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 269888
1. תִּשְׁכָּח
2. 387727
3. forget
4. forget
5. 7911
6. V-Vqj2ms
7. forget
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 269889
1. וּ,מִצְוֺתַ,י
2. 387728,387729,387730
3. and commands of my
4. ≈and commands
5. 4687
6. O-C,Ncfpc,Sp1cs
7. and,commandments_of,my
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 269890
1. יִצֹּר
2. 387731
3. let it keep
4. keep
5. 5341
6. V-Vqj3ms
7. let_it_keep
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 269891
1. לִבֶּֽ,ךָ
2. 387732,387733
3. heart of your
4. your
6. S-Ncmsc,Sp2ms
7. heart_of,your
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 269892
2. 387734
3. -
4. -
6. -x-sof-pasuq
8. -
9. -
10. 269893

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 3:1–12: Third lesson: Humbly trust in the LORD

This lesson consists of a series of commands. Each set of parallel commands is followed by a promised result, except for 3:12, which gives a reason for the command.

Another heading for this section is:

Trusting in the Lord (NLT)

3:1

Notice the parallel parts that are similar in meaning:

^1aMy son, do not forget my teaching,

^1bbut let your heart keep my commandments;

3:1a–b

(combined/reordered)

¶ My son, do not forget what I have taught and commanded you^(sing), but rather remember my teachings/advice.
¶ My child, always remember and obey my teachings and commands. Do not ignore them.

do not forget…let your heart keep: These commands are negative and positive ways to say the same thing—the son should remember and heed the instructions of the father. The author used negative and positive commands in this way to add emphasis.

3:1a

My son, do not forget my teaching,

¶ My son, do not forget the things that I teach you^(sing),
¶ My child, do not ignore my advice/teaching.

My son: This same phrase occurs in 1:8a.

do not forget my teaching: The clause that the BSB translates here as do not forget my teaching is a command to not intentionally forget, ignore, or reject the father’s teaching. This is the same Hebrew verb as used in 2:17b. See the note there. Other ways to translate this command are:

don’t forget what I teach you (GNT)

do not turn away from my teaching

3:1b

but let your heart keep my commandments;

but rather place/guard my advice in your^(sing) thoughts.
Instead, be careful to heed what I command you.

let your heart keep my commandments: In Hebrew, this command indicates that the son should remember his father’s commandments. It also implies that the son should pay attention to these commandments and obey them. Other ways to translate this command are:

Always remember what I tell you to do. (GNT)

keep my commands in mind (GW)

See the note on “my commands” in 2:1b.

your heart: The Hebrew word that the BSB translates as heart refers here mainly to a person’s thoughts. In your language it may be necessary to use a different expression, such as “mind” or “thoughts” or “liver,” to refer to thinking or remembering.

General Comment on 3:1a–b

In some languages, it may be more natural to combine and/or reorder the parallel terms “teaching” and “commandments.” For example:

^1aMy child, remember my teachings and instructions

^1band obey them completely. (CEV)

In some languages, it may be more natural to give the positive command before the negative command. For example:

^1aMy child, always remember and obey my teachings and commands.

^1bDo not ignore them.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

בְּ֭נִ⁠י

my_son_of,my

See how you translated the same use of this phrase in [1:8](../01/08.md).

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

תּוֹרָתִ֣⁠י אַל־תִּשְׁכָּ֑ח וּ֝⁠מִצְוֺתַ֗⁠י יִצֹּ֥ר לִבֶּֽ⁠ךָ

instruction_of,my not forget and,commandments_of,my keep heart_of,your

These two phrases 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 phrases with a word other than and in order to show that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: “do not forget my law, yes, my commandments let your heart guard”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / litotes

אַל־תִּשְׁכָּ֑ח

not forget

Solomon is using a figure of speech here that expresses a strongly positive meaning by using a negative word, not, together with an expression that is the opposite of the intended meaning. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning positively, as in the UST.

Note 4 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

תּוֹרָתִ֣⁠י

instruction_of,my

Here, the word law is singular in form, but it refers to several laws as a group. See how you translated this use of law in [1:8](../01/08.md).

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וּ֝⁠מִצְוֺתַ֗⁠י

and,commandments_of,my

See how you translated the abstract noun commandments in [2:1](../02/01.md).

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

יִצֹּ֥ר לִבֶּֽ⁠ךָ

keep heart_of,your

See how you translated the same use of heart in [2:2](../02/02.md).

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

יִצֹּ֥ר לִבֶּֽ⁠ךָ

keep heart_of,your

Here Solomon speaks of a person’s heart as if it were a person who could guard something, and he speaks of commandments as if they were things that could be guarded. He means that he wants his son to remember these commandments in order to obey them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “remember to obey”

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

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 interlinear PROV 3:1