PROV 5:13 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. וְ,לֹא
2. 388717,388718
3. And not
4. -
5. 3808
6. S-C,Tn
7. and=not
8. S
9. Y-1000
10. 270596
2. 388719
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 270597
1. שָׁמַעְתִּי
2. 388720
3. I listened
4. listen
5. 8085
6. V-Vqp1cs
7. I_listened
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270598
1. בְּ,קוֹל
2. 388721,388722
3. to the voice of
4. -
6. S-R,Ncmsc
7. to,the_voice_of
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270599
1. מוֹרָ,י
2. 388723,388724
3. my teachers of my
4. teaching
6. S-Ncmpc,Sp1cs
7. my_teachers_of,my
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270600
1. וְ,לִ,מְלַמְּדַ,י
2. 388725,388726,388727,388728
3. and to those of who taught me
4. ≈and instructing
5. 3925
6. S-C,R,Vprmsc,Sp1cs
7. and,to,[those_of,who]_taught_me
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270601
1. לֹא
2. 388729
3. not
4. -
5. 3808
6. S-Tn
7. not
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270602
2. 388730
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 270603
1. הִטִּיתִי
2. 388731
3. I inclined
4. -
5. 5186
6. V-Vhp1cs
7. I_inclined
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270604
1. אָזְנִ,י
2. 388732,388733
3. ear of my
4. -
5. 241
6. O-Ncfsc,Sp1cs
7. ear_of,my
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 270605
2. 388734
3. -
4. -
6. -x-sof-pasuq
8. -
9. -
10. 270606

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 5:1–23: Eighth lesson: Avoid the temptation to commit adultery

A summary of this lesson is: Stay away from a woman who commits adultery, or you will bitterly regret it (5:1–14). Instead, be delighted with your own wife (5:15–20), because the LORD sees everything you do and will punish wickedness (5:21–23).

Some other headings for this section are:

Advice to stay away from a woman who commits adultery

Warning About Adultery (NCV)

Avoid Adultery (GW)

Be Faithful to Your Wife (CEV)

Paragraph 5:7–14

Verses 5:9–14 tell what will happen to the son if he does not follow the advice given in 5:7–8.

5:13

Notice the parallel parts that are similar in meaning:

^13aI did not listen to the voice of my teachers

^13bor incline my ear to my mentors.

In Hebrew, these lines are arranged in the form of a chiasm. The parts in 5:13a occur in the opposite order from the parallel parts in 5:13b.

^13a I did not listen to the voice of my teachers,

^13band to my mentors I did not incline my ear.

You should use whatever order is natural in your language.

5:13a–b

(combined/reordered)

I refused to listen to the advice of my teachers and advisors. I would not obey them.
Why did I not pay attention to those who taught me the right way to live?

I did not listen to the voice…or incline my ear: The first expression, I did not listen to the voice, is a Hebrew idiom. The parallel verb, incline my ear, is literally “turn my ear” (see the note on 4:20b). You may be able to use a different idiom for one or both of these parallel expressions to catch the reader’s attention or add emphasis in your language.

my teachers…my mentors: The word(s) you choose to translate teachers and mentors should be appropriate to describe anyone who gives moral advice or instruction, including the young man’s father. It should not refer only to schoolteachers.

General Comment on 5:13a–b

This verse continues the young man’s words of remorse that began in 5:12. In some languages, the most effective way to do this will be to use statements, as the BSB has done. In other languages, it may be more effective to use rhetorical questions. For example:

Oh, why didn’t I listen to my teachers? Why didn’t I pay attention to those who gave me instruction? (NLT96)

In other languages, it may be preferable to combine and/or reorder the parallel parts. Make sure not to lose the emphasis. See the Display for 5:13a–b (combined/reordered) for different ways of doing this.

5:13a

I did not listen to the voice of my teachers

I did not pay attention to those who taught me.

5:13b

or incline my ear to my mentors.

I refused to listen to good advice.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

וְֽ⁠לֹא־שָׁ֭מַעְתִּי בְּ⁠ק֣וֹל מוֹרָ֑⁠י וְ֝⁠לִֽ⁠מְלַמְּדַ֗⁠י לֹא־הִטִּ֥יתִי אָזְנִֽ⁠י

and=not I_heard to,the_voice_of my_teachers_of,my and,to,[those_of,who]_taught_me not incline ear_of,my

These two clauses mean basically the same thing. The second clause emphasizes the meaning of the first clause by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could connect the phrases with a word other than and in order to show that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: “And I did not listen to the voice of my teachers, no, to my instructors I did not incline my ear”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְֽ⁠לֹא־שָׁ֭מַעְתִּי בְּ⁠ק֣וֹל

and=not I_heard to,the_voice_of

The phrase listen to the voice of is an idiom that refers to obeying someone. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “And I did not obey the instructions of”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

לֹא־הִטִּ֥יתִי אָזְנִֽ⁠י

not incline ear_of,my

See how you translated this idiom in [4:20](../04/20.md).

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

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 interlinear PROV 5:13

Hebrew word order