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OET interlinear PROV 4:6

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Hebrew word order

    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. אַל
    2. 388276
    3. Do not
    4. Don't
    5. 408
    6. S-Tn
    7. do_not
    8. S
    9. Y-1000
    10. 270288
    2. 388277
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 270289
    1. תַּעַזְבֶ,הָ
    2. 388278,388279
    3. abandon her
    4. abandon
    6. VO-Vqj2ms,Sp3fs
    7. abandon,her
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 270290
    1. וְ,תִשְׁמְרֶ,ךָּ
    2. 388280,388281,388282
    3. and she will keep you
    4. -
    5. 8104
    6. VO-C,Vqi3fs,Sp2ms
    7. and,she,will_keep_you
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 270291
    1. אֱהָבֶ,הָ
    2. 388283,388284
    3. love her
    4. -
    5. 157
    6. VO-Vqv2ms,Sp3fs
    7. love,her
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 270292
    1. וְ,תִצְּרֶֽ,ךָּ
    2. 388285,388286,388287
    3. and she will guard you
    4. guard
    5. 5341
    6. VO-C,Vqi3fs,Sp2ms
    7. and,she,will_guard_you
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 270293
    2. 388288
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-sof-pasuq
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 270294

OET (OET-LV) Do_not abandon_her and_she_will_keep_you love_her and_she_will_guard_you.

OET (OET-RV) Don’t abandon wisdom and it’ll preserve you.
 ⇔ ≈ Love it, and it will guard you.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 4:1–9: Fifth lesson: You will gain many benefits if you acquire and value wisdom

This lesson begins with an introduction (4:1–4a) that exhorts the listeners to pay attention to their father’s words. It is followed by the main part of the lesson (4:4b–9) about the benefits of acquiring wisdom. This main part is unusual, because it quotes the words that the speaker’s father taught him when he was a boy.

Some other headings for this section are:

A Father’s Wise Advice (NLT)

The Benefits of Wisdom (GNT)

Wisdom Is Important (NCV)

4:6

Notice the parallel parts that are similar in meaning. In each line there is a command followed by a promised result.

6a Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you;

6b love her, and she will guard you.

4:6a–b

(combined/reordered)

Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you: Here again wisdom is personified as a woman, using the feminine pronouns she and her. The author describes her as someone who protects and takes care of those who love her.

Some English versions capitalize wisdom here. Others do not. Some use the feminine pronouns. Others use the pronoun “it.” For example:

If you love Wisdom and don’t reject her (CEV)

Do not abandon wisdom, and she will protect you (GNT)

Hold on to wisdom, and it will take care of you (NCV)

Use whatever forms are natural in your language for this kind of personification.

See the note on personification in 1:20a–b. See wisdom in the Glossary.

In some languages, it may be more natural to combine and/or reorder the parallel parts. It is also possible to translate the commands as “if” clauses. See 4:6a–b (combined/reordered) in the Display.

4:6a

Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you;

4:6b

love her, and she will guard you.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / litotes

אַל־תַּעַזְבֶ֥⁠הָ

not abandon,her

See how you translated Do not forsake in [1:8](../01/08.md).

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

וְ⁠תִשְׁמְרֶ֑⁠ךָּ & וְ⁠תִצְּרֶֽ⁠ךָּ

and,she,will_keep_you & and,she,will_guard_you

Both occurrences of and in this verse indicate that what follows are the results of the phrases that precede them. Use the most natural way in your language to indicate results. Alternate translation: “and it will result in her preserving you … and it will result in her guarding you”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

אַל־תַּעַזְבֶ֥⁠הָ וְ⁠תִשְׁמְרֶ֑⁠ךָּ אֱהָבֶ֥⁠הָ וְ⁠תִצְּרֶֽ⁠ךָּ

not abandon,her and,she,will_keep_you love,her and,she,will_guard_you

In [4:6–9](../04/06.md) Solomon speaks of wisdom as if it were a woman. See the discussion of this in the Chapter Introduction. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly as in the UST or use a simile. Alternate translation: “Do not forsake wisdom, and wisdom will be like a woman who preserves you; love wisdom, and wisdom will be like a woman who guards you”

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. Do not
    2. Don't
    3. 515
    5. 388276
    6. S-Tn
    8. S
    9. Y-1000
    10. 270288
    1. abandon her
    2. abandon
    3. 5920,1978
    5. 388278,388279
    6. VO-Vqj2ms,Sp3fs
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 270290
    1. and she will keep you
    2. -
    3. 1987,7842,1978
    5. 388280,388281,388282
    6. VO-C,Vqi3fs,Sp2ms
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 270291
    1. love her
    2. -
    3. 643,1978
    5. 388283,388284
    6. VO-Vqv2ms,Sp3fs
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 270292
    1. and she will guard you
    2. guard
    3. 1987,5202,1978
    5. 388285,388286,388287
    6. VO-C,Vqi3fs,Sp2ms
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 270293

OET (OET-LV) Do_not abandon_her and_she_will_keep_you love_her and_she_will_guard_you.

OET (OET-RV) Don’t abandon wisdom and it’ll preserve you.
 ⇔ ≈ Love it, and it will guard you.

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 logo mark

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