OET interlinear PRO 6:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

בְּ֭נִ⁠י

son_of,my

See how you translated the same use of this phrase in [1:8](../01/08.md).

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-condition-hypothetical

אִם

if

Here, if indicates that Solomon is using a hypothetical situation to teach his son. This verse and the next verse are one long, conditional sentence. Use a natural form in your language for introducing a situation that could happen. Alternate translation: “suppose”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

אִם־עָרַ֣בְתָּ לְ⁠רֵעֶ֑⁠ךָ תָּקַ֖עְתָּ לַ⁠זָּ֣ר כַּפֶּֽי⁠ךָ

if put_up_security for,neighbor_of,your bound for_the,stranger hands_of,yourself

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 combine the clauses into one and express the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: “if you have pledged yourself to pay back a loan for someone else”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אִם־עָרַ֣בְתָּ לְ⁠רֵעֶ֑⁠ךָ

if put_up_security for,neighbor_of,your

Here Solomon implies that the pledge is a promise to pay back a loan of money that a neighbor who is a stranger is unable to pay back. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “if you promise to pay back the loan for your neighbor when he is unable to pay it”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לְ⁠רֵעֶ֑⁠ךָ & לַ⁠זָּ֣ר

for,neighbor_of,your & for_the,stranger

The words neighbor and stranger here refer to the same person. Therefore, this person is an acquaintance of the son whom he does not know well. If possible, use a word or words in your language for this type of person.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

תָּקַ֖עְתָּ לַ⁠זָּ֣ר כַּפֶּֽי⁠ךָ

bound for_the,stranger hands_of,yourself

Solomon is leaving out a word that in many languages a clause would need in order to be complete. You could supply the word from the previous clause if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “if you clasp your palms for a stranger”

Note 7 topic: translate-symaction

תָּקַ֖עְתָּ & כַּפֶּֽי⁠ךָ

bound & hands_of,yourself

The function of this action in this culture was to confirm a contractual agreement with someone. If there is a gesture with similar meaning in your culture, you could consider using it here in your translation, or you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “you shake hands to confirm an agreement” or “you confirm an agreement”