OET interlinear PRO 6:27

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

הֲ⁠יַחְתֶּ֤ה אִ֓ישׁ אֵ֬שׁ בְּ⁠חֵיק֑⁠וֹ וּ֝⁠בְגָדָ֗י⁠ו לֹ֣א תִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה

?,carry (a)_man fire in/on/at/with,lap_of,his and,clothes_of,his not burned

Solomon is using the question form to emphasize the truth of what he is saying. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: “Surely a man could not carry a fire on his chest and his clothes not be burned!”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / extrainfo

הֲ⁠יַחְתֶּ֤ה אִ֓ישׁ אֵ֬שׁ בְּ⁠חֵיק֑⁠וֹ וּ֝⁠בְגָדָ֗י⁠ו לֹ֣א תִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה

?,carry (a)_man fire in/on/at/with,lap_of,his and,clothes_of,his not burned

Here Solomon is referring to the negative consequences of committing adultery as if a man were burning himself with fire. Since this comparison is explained in [6:29](../06/29.md), you do not need to explain its meaning further here.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

אִ֓ישׁ & בְּ⁠חֵיק֑⁠וֹ וּ֝⁠בְגָדָ֗י⁠ו

(a)_man & in/on/at/with,lap_of,his and,clothes_of,his

Here, a man and his do not refer to a specific man. They refer to any person who does this thing. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an expression that would be more natural in your language. Alternate translation: “any person … on that person’s chest and that person’s clothes”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וּ֝⁠בְגָדָ֗י⁠ו לֹ֣א תִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה

and,clothes_of,his not burned

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “and the fire not burn his clothes”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וּ֝⁠בְגָדָ֗י⁠ו

and,clothes_of,his

Here, clothes refers to the person who is wearing those clothes. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and he” or “and that person”