PROV 4:20 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. 388461,388462
3. my son of my
4. -
6. S-Ncmsc,Sp1cs
7. my_son_of,my
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270423
1. לִ,דְבָרַ,י
2. 388463,388464,388465
3. to words/messages of my
4. words
5. 1697
6. S-R,Ncmpc,Sp1cs
7. to,words_of,my
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270424
1. הַקְשִׁיבָ,ה
2. 388466,388467
3. be attentive
4. attention
5. 7181
6. V-Vhv2ms,Sh
7. be,attentive
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270425
1. לַ,אֲמָרַ,י
2. 388468,388469,388470
3. to utterances of my
4. saying
5. 561
6. S-R,Ncmpc,Sp1cs
7. to,utterances_of,my
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270426
1. הַט
2. 388471
3. incline
4. -
5. 5186
6. V-Vhv2ms
7. incline
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270427
2. 388472
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 270428
1. אָזְנֶֽ,ךָ
2. 388473,388474
3. ear of your
4. -
5. 241
6. O-Ncfsc,Sp2ms
7. ear_of,your
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270429
2. 388475
3. -
4. -
6. -x-sof-pasuq
8. -
9. -
10. 270430

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 4:20–27: Seventh Lesson: Concentrate on following a righteous lifestyle

This section begins with the typical introduction (4:20–22). The father/teacher then exhorts his son/student to follow a righteous life. He mentions different parts of the body (ear, heart, mouth, eyes, feet) to emphasize that doing what is right involves the whole person (4:23–27).

Another possible heading for this section is:

Always doing what is right

4:20

Notice the parallel parts that are similar in meaning:

^20aMy son, pay attention to my words;

^20b incline your ear to my sayings.

4:20a

My son, pay attention to my words;

¶ My son, listen carefully to what I tell you^(sing).

pay attention: This verb also occurs in 4:1b. See the note on 4:1a–b.

4:20a–b

(combined/reordered)

¶ My child, listen carefully to everything I say. (CEV)

4:20b

incline your ear to my sayings.

Keep your^(sing) ears tuned to my advice.
Pay^(sing) attention to my words.

incline your ear: This expression describes a person leaning toward a speaker so that he will be able to hear more clearly. If there is a natural expression in your language that uses the word “ear,” you are encouraged to use it, provided it has the correct meaning.

See the General Comment on 6:12–14 at the end of 6:14b about the significance of the parts of the body in the Hebrew language. Some languages do not have natural expressions that use these parts of the body with the correct meaning. If that is true in your language, you may want to add a footnote that explains the writer’s purpose in using these body parts in Hebrew.

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

לִ⁠דְבָרַ֣⁠י הַקְשִׁ֑יבָ⁠ה לַ֝⁠אֲמָרַ֗⁠י הַט־אָזְנֶֽ⁠ךָ

to,words_of,my be,attentive to,utterances_of,my incline ear_of,your

These two clauses mean basically the same thing. The second clause 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 clauses with a word that shows that the second clause is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: “listen attentively to my words, yes, incline your ear to my sayings”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לִ⁠דְבָרַ֣⁠י

to,words_of,my

See how you translated my words in [1:23](../01/23.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

הַט־אָזְנֶֽ⁠ךָ

incline ear_of,your

The phrase incline your ear is an idiom that refers to listening carefully to what someone is saying as if the listener was turning his ear toward the person speaking. If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use an idiom from your language that does have this meaning or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “listen well”

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. my son of my
2. -
3. 1043,1978
5. 388461,388462
6. S-Ncmsc,Sp1cs
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270423
1. to words/messages of my
2. words
3. 3705,1726,1978
5. 388463,388464,388465
6. S-R,Ncmpc,Sp1cs
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270424
1. be attentive
2. attention
3. 6999,1819
5. 388466,388467
6. V-Vhv2ms,Sh
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270425
1. to utterances of my
2. saying
3. 3705,335,1978
5. 388468,388469,388470
6. S-R,Ncmpc,Sp1cs
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270426
1. incline
2. -
3. 5168
5. 388471
6. V-Vhv2ms
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270427
1. ear of your
2. -
3. 758,1978
5. 388473,388474
6. O-Ncfsc,Sp2ms
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270429

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.