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OET interlinear PROV 6:22

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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. בְּ,הִתְהַלֶּכְ,ךָ
    2. 389149,389150,389151
    3. When you walk about
    4. walk
    5. 1980
    6. VS-R,Vtc,Sp2ms
    7. when,you,walk_about
    8. S
    9. Y-1000
    10. 270909
    2. 389152
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-paseq
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 270910
    2. 389153
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 270911
    1. תַּנְחֶה
    2. 389154
    3. it will guide
    4. guide
    5. 5148
    6. V-Vhi3fs
    7. it_will_guide
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 270912
    1. אֹתָ,ךְ
    2. 389155,389156
    3. you
    4. -
    5. 853
    6. O-To,Sp2fs
    7. ,you
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 270913
    1. בְּ,שָׁכְבְּ,ךָ
    2. 389157,389158,389159
    3. when you lie down
    4. lie
    5. 7901
    6. VS-R,Vqc,Sp2ms
    7. when,you,lie_down
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 270914
    1. תִּשְׁמֹר
    2. 389160
    3. it will watch
    4. -
    5. 8104
    6. V-Vqi3fs
    7. it_will_watch
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 270915
    1. עָלֶי,ךָ
    2. 389161,389162
    3. over you
    4. -
    6. S-R,Sp2ms
    7. over,you
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 270916
    1. וַ,הֲקִיצוֹתָ
    2. 389163,389164
    3. and you will awake
    4. -
    5. 6974
    6. SV-C,Vhq2ms
    7. and,you_will_awake
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 270917
    1. הִיא
    2. 389165
    3. it
    4. -
    5. 1931
    6. S-Pp3fs
    7. it
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 270918
    1. תְשִׂיחֶֽ,ךָ
    2. 389166,389167
    3. it will speak to you
    4. speak
    5. 7878
    6. VO-Vqi3fs,Sp2ms
    7. it,will_speak_to_you
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 270919
    2. 389168
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-sof-pasuq
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 270920

OET (OET-LV) When_you_walk_about[fn] it_will_guide you when_you_lie_down it_will_watch over_you and_you_will_awake it it_will_speak_to_you.

6:22 OSHB note: We read one or more accents in L differently from BHQ.

OET (OET-RV) When you walk around, what you learnt will guide you.
 ⇔ When you lie down, it will preserve you.
 ⇔ When you wake up, it’ll speak to your mind,

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 6:20–35: Ninth lesson: If you commit adultery, you will be severely punished

This lesson may be summarized as follows: The son should heed his parents’ teaching, because it will keep him from the dangers of adultery (6:20–24). He should strictly avoid being tempted by another man’s wife. An affair with such a woman will have inevitable and disastrous consequences (6:25–33), resulting from the jealous fury of the husband (6:34–35).

Some other headings for this section are:

Warning Against Adultery (NIV)

Avoid adultery

More Advice About Avoiding Adultery (GW)

The terrible consequences of committing adultery

Paragraph 6:20–35

In these notes, this section forms a single paragraph (as in the NRSV). If a long paragraph like this is not natural in your language, you may want to make paragraph breaks as in the section summary above. Some other ways to divide the paragraphs are:

Divide the paragraphs in a way that fits the natural patterns of your language.

6:22

Notice the parallel parts that are similar in meaning:

22a When you walk, they will guide you;

22b when you lie down, they will watch over you;

22c when you awake, they will speak to you.

In this verse, the parents’ teachings are personified as a constant guide, guardian, and adviser for the young man.The subject of all three verbs is actually feminine singular “she” in Hebrew. This has led some scholars (Toy, page 133; Delitzsch, page 109) to propose that the subject is Wisdom. However, most scholars reject this view, since Wisdom is not mentioned in this context, and understand the subject as the parental instruction of 6:20 referred to as a singular unit. Most English versions in TW have “they” as the subject.

6:22a

When you walk, they will guide you;

When you walk: In this context, the clause When you walk means to go about from place to place while doing one’s daily tasks. It does not mean “walk” in contrast to some other way of moving, nor is the meaning limited to “when you travel” (GNT). The meaning is better expressed by:

while you are active (NJB)

during the day

they will guide you: The parents’ instruction is described as a guide who walks ahead of the young man to show him the right path to take.

6:22b

when you lie down, they will watch over you;

when you lie down: The Hebrew word that the BSB translates literally as lie down means to lie down in order to go to sleep. The GNT uses neither of these verbs. It expresses the same meaning by focusing on the time when most people sleep. It has:

at night

they will watch over you: Parental teaching is personified as a night watchman or guard who protects people from harm or danger.

6:22c

when you awake, they will speak to you.

when you awake, they will speak to you: The phrase speak to you refers to advice, not to mere conversation. When the young man wakes up in the morning, the lessons he has learned from his parents will be with him like a companion to advise him.

General Comment on 6:22a–c

You are encouraged to use personification if possible, but if it is not natural in your language, here are some other options:

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

בְּ⁠הִתְהַלֶּכְ⁠ךָ֨ ׀ תַּנְחֶ֬ה אֹתָ֗⁠ךְ בְּֽ֭⁠שָׁכְבְּ⁠ךָ תִּשְׁמֹ֣ר עָלֶ֑י⁠ךָ וַ֝⁠הֲקִיצ֗וֹתָ הִ֣יא תְשִׂיחֶֽ⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: when,you,walk_about guide ,you when,you,lie_down watch over,you and,you_will_awake she/it it,will_speak_to_you )

In this verse, Solomon speaks of the lessons he called “the command” and “the teaching” in [6:20](../06/20.md) as if they were a person who could guide, preserve, and converse with a person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use similes. Alternate translation: [When you walk about, it will enable you to know what to do; when you lie down, it will enable you to be safe; and you will wake up, it will be advice for you] or [When you walk about, it will be like a guide for you; when you lie down, it will be like someone who preserves you; and you will wake up, it will be like someone who converses with you]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּ⁠הִתְהַלֶּכְ⁠ךָ֨

(Some words not found in UHB: when,you,walk_about guide ,you when,you,lie_down watch over,you and,you_will_awake she/it it,will_speak_to_you )

Here, walk about refers to doing one’s daily activities. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [When you do your daily activities]

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

תַּנְחֶ֬ה

(Some words not found in UHB: when,you,walk_about guide ,you when,you,lie_down watch over,you and,you_will_awake she/it it,will_speak_to_you )

The pronoun it in this verse refers to everything that the parents have taught the son, which can be summarized in the word “wisdom.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use that word here, or you could use a plural pronoun to refer to the parents’ teachings, as in the UST. Alternate translation: [this wisdom will guide you]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בְּֽ֭⁠שָׁכְבְּ⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: when,you,walk_about guide ,you when,you,lie_down watch over,you and,you_will_awake she/it it,will_speak_to_you )

See how you translated the same use of lie down in [3:24](../03/24.md).

Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns

הִ֣יא תְשִׂיחֶֽ⁠ךָ

she/it (Some words not found in UHB: when,you,walk_about guide ,you when,you,lie_down watch over,you and,you_will_awake she/it it,will_speak_to_you )

For emphasis, Solomon is stating the pronoun it, whose meaning is already included in the verb translated as converse. If your language can state implied pronouns explicitly for emphasis, you may want to use that construction in your translation. Other languages may have other ways of bringing out this emphasis. The ULT does so by using the intensive pronoun itself. Alternate translation: [it will be the one that converses with 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. When you walk about
    2. walk
    3. 846,1933,1978
    5. 389149,389150,389151
    6. VS-R,Vtc,Sp2ms
    8. S
    9. Y-1000
    10. 270909
    1. it will guide
    2. guide
    3. 5157
    5. 389154
    6. V-Vhi3fs
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 270912
    1. you
    2. -
    3. 347,1978
    5. 389155,389156
    6. O-To,Sp2fs
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 270913
    1. when you lie down
    2. lie
    3. 846,7804,1978
    5. 389157,389158,389159
    6. VS-R,Vqc,Sp2ms
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 270914
    1. it will watch
    2. -
    3. 7842
    5. 389160
    6. V-Vqi3fs
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 270915
    1. over you
    2. -
    3. 5837,1978
    5. 389161,389162
    6. S-R,Sp2ms
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 270916
    1. and you will awake
    2. -
    3. 1987,6803
    5. 389163,389164
    6. SV-C,Vhq2ms
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 270917
    1. it
    2. -
    3. 1855
    5. 389165
    6. S-Pp3fs
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 270918
    1. it will speak to you
    2. speak
    3. 8028,1978
    5. 389166,389167
    6. VO-Vqi3fs,Sp2ms
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 270919

OET (OET-LV) When_you_walk_about[fn] it_will_guide you when_you_lie_down it_will_watch over_you and_you_will_awake it it_will_speak_to_you.

6:22 OSHB note: We read one or more accents in L differently from BHQ.

OET (OET-RV) When you walk around, what you learnt will guide you.
 ⇔ When you lie down, it will preserve you.
 ⇔ When you wake up, it’ll speak to your mind,

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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