Proverbs 4:21 — Hebrew Bible interlinear

1. Hebrew word
2. Hebrew lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strong's
6. Role/Morphology
7. Gloss
8. CAPS codes
9. OET tags
10. OET word #
1. אַל
2. אַל
3. Do not
4. Don't
5. H408 ↗
6. S-Tn
7. do_not
8. S
9. Y-1000
10. 270431
2. -
3. -
4. -
5. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 270432
1. יַלִּיזוּ
2. לוּז
3. let them depart
4. let them
5. H3868 ↗
6. V-Vhj3mp
7. let_them_depart
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270433
1. מֵ,עֵינֶי,ךָ
2. מִן · עַיִן · הוּא
3. from eyes of your
4. of your sight
5. H5869a ↗
6. S-R,Ncbdc,Sp2ms
7. from,eyes_of,your
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270434
1. שָׁמְרֵ,ם
2. שָׁמַר · הוּא
3. keep them
4. keep them
5. H8104 ↗
6. VO-Vqv2ms,Sp3mp
7. keep,them
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270435
1. בְּ,תוֹךְ
2. בְּ · תָּוֶךְ
3. in the middle
4. in the centre
5. H8432 ↗
6. S-R,Ncmsc
7. in_the=middle
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270436
1. לְבָבֶֽ,ךָ
2. לֵבָב · הוּא
3. your heart of your
4. of your
5. H3824 ↗
6. S-Ncmsc,Sp2ms
7. your_heart_of,your
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270437
2. -
3. -
4. -
5. -
6. -x-sof-pasuq
8. -
9. -
10. 270438

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

4:21

Notice the parallel parts that are similar in meaning:

^21a Do not lose sight of them:

^21b keep them within your heart;

4:21a

Do not lose sight of them;

Keep your^(sing) eyes fixed on my words,
Do not forget^(sing) my advice, but instead

4:21b

keep them within your heart.

and make sure that you^(sing) place/store them in your mind/heart/liver.
carefully remember^(sing) it.

4:21a–b

Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart: The phrase Do not lose sight of them is identical to 3:21a–b. The phrase keep them within your heart is very similar to 3:1b. Try to keep the figures of eyes or eyesight and heart/mind if possible. If this is not possible, use natural expressions in your language that give the meaning without the figures of speech. For example:

Don’t forget a single word, but think about it all. (CEV)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אַל־יַלִּ֥יזוּ מֵ⁠עֵינֶ֑י⁠ךָ

not (Some words not found in UHB: not escape from,eyes_of,your keep,them in_the=middle your_heart_of,your )

See how you translated this clause in 3:21.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

שָׁ֝מְרֵ֗⁠ם בְּ⁠ת֣וֹךְ לְבָבֶֽ⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: not escape from,eyes_of,your keep,them in_the=middle your_heart_of,your )

See how you translated the same use of heart in 2:2.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

שָׁ֝מְרֵ֗⁠ם בְּ⁠ת֣וֹךְ לְבָבֶֽ⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: not escape from,eyes_of,your keep,them in_the=middle your_heart_of,your )

Here Solomon speaks of remembering something as if someone were keeping it in the midst of his heart. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [always remember them]

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

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strong's
4. Hebrew word
5. Hebrew lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. Gloss
8. CAPS codes
9. OET tags
10. OET word #
1. Do not
2. Don't
3. H408 ↗
4. אַל
5. אַל
6. S-Tn
7. do_not
8. S
9. Y-1000
10. 270431
1. let them depart
2. let them
3. H3868 ↗
4. יַלִּ֥יזוּ
5. לוּז
6. V-Vhj3mp
7. let_them_depart
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270433
1. from eyes of your
2. of your sight
3. H5869a ↗
4. מֵ,עֵינֶ֑י,ךָ
5. מִן · עַיִן · הוּא
6. S-R,Ncbdc,Sp2ms
7. from,eyes_of,your
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270434
1. keep them
2. keep them
3. H8104 ↗
4. שָׁ֝מְרֵ֗,ם
5. שָׁמַר · הוּא
6. VO-Vqv2ms,Sp3mp
7. keep,them
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270435
1. in the middle
2. in the centre
3. H8432 ↗
4. בְּ,ת֣וֹךְ
5. בְּ · תָּוֶךְ
6. S-R,Ncmsc
7. in_the=middle
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270436
1. your heart of your
2. of your
3. H3824 ↗
4. לְבָבֶֽ,ךָ
5. לֵבָב · הוּא
6. S-Ncmsc,Sp2ms
7. your_heart_of,your
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270437

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.