OET interlinear PRO 4:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

תִּתֵּ֣ן לְ֭⁠רֹאשְׁ⁠ךָ לִוְיַת־חֵ֑ן עֲטֶ֖רֶת תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת תְּמַגְּנֶֽ⁠ךָּ

place on,head_of,your garland_of graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty crown_of beauty present,you

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: “She will give for your head a garland of grace; yes, with a crown of splendor she will cover you”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

תִּתֵּ֣ן לְ֭⁠רֹאשְׁ⁠ךָ לִוְיַת־חֵ֑ן עֲטֶ֖רֶת תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת תְּמַגְּנֶֽ⁠ךָּ

place on,head_of,your garland_of graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty crown_of beauty present,you

In this verse, 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 or use a simile. Alternate translation: “Wisdom will be like a woman who gives a garland of grace for your head; wisdom will be like a woman who covers you with a crown of splendor”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

לִוְיַת־חֵ֑ן

garland_of graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty

See how you translated this phrase in [1:9](../01/09.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

עֲטֶ֖רֶת תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת תְּמַגְּנֶֽ⁠ךָּ

crown_of beauty present,you

Here Solomon speaks of the honor that a person will have from gaining wisdom as if wisdom placed a crown upon that person’s head. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: “wisdom will cause people to honor you” or “wisdom will be like someone who puts a crown of splendor on your head”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

עֲטֶ֖רֶת תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת

crown_of beauty

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe a crown that is characterized by splendor. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “with a splendorous crown”