OET interlinear PRO 3:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

חֶ֥סֶד וֶ⁠אֱמֶ֗ת אַֽל־יַעַ֫זְבֻ֥⁠ךָ קָשְׁרֵ֥⁠ם עַל־גַּרְגְּרוֹתֶ֑י⁠ךָ כָּ֝תְבֵ֗⁠ם עַל־ל֥וּחַ לִבֶּֽ⁠ךָ

loyalty and,faithfulness not leave,you bind,them on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in neck_of,your write,them on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in tablet_of heart_of,your

These three clauses mean basically the same thing. The second and third clauses emphasize the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use a word that shows the connection between these three clauses. Alternate translation: “Do not let covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness leave you, yes, bind them on your throats, indeed, write them on the tablet of your heart”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

חֶ֥סֶד וֶ⁠אֱמֶ֗ת אַֽל־יַעַ֫זְבֻ֥⁠ךָ

loyalty and,faithfulness not leave,you

Here Solomon speaks of covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness as if they were people who could leave someone. He means that a person should not stop being faithful and trustworthy. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Do not stop being faithful and trustworthy”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

חֶ֥סֶד וֶ⁠אֱמֶ֗ת אַֽל־יַעַ֫זְבֻ֥⁠ךָ

loyalty and,faithfulness not leave,you

Solomon is using a figure of speech here, consisting of the negative particle not and the negative word leave. If it would be clearer in your language, you could use a positive expression to translate this. Alternate translation: “Retain covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

חֶ֥סֶד וֶ⁠אֱמֶ֗ת

loyalty and,faithfulness

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness, you could express the same ideas in other ways. Alternate translation: “being faithful and trustworthy”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

קָשְׁרֵ֥⁠ם עַל־גַּרְגְּרוֹתֶ֑י⁠ךָ

bind,them on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in neck_of,your

Here Solomon speaks of covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness as if they were objects that a person could tie around his neck like a necklace. He means that these are valuable qualities that people should display outwardly by their behavior. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “show them outwardly by how you behave” or “display them like one would wear a necklace”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

כָּ֝תְבֵ֗⁠ם עַל־ל֥וּחַ לִבֶּֽ⁠ךָ

write,them on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in tablet_of heart_of,your

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

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

כָּ֝תְבֵ֗⁠ם עַל־ל֥וּחַ לִבֶּֽ⁠ךָ

write,them on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in tablet_of heart_of,your

Here Solomon speaks of the heart as if it were a tablet upon which someone could write covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness. He means that people should always remember to behave with covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “keep these things in your mind” or “always remember them, as if you had written them permanently on a tablet”