PROV 6:32 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. נֹאֵף
2. 389297
3. one who commits adultery
4. Anyone commits adultery
5. 5003
6. V-Vqrmsa
7. [one_who]_commits_adultery
8. S
9. Y-1000
10. 271018
1. אִשָּׁה
2. 389298
3. a woman
4. -
5. 802
6. O-Ncfsa
7. a_woman
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 271019
1. חֲסַר
2. 389299
3. +is lacking of
4. -
5. 2638
6. P-Aamsc
7. [is]_lacking_of
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 271020
2. 389300
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 271021
1. לֵב
2. 389301
3. heart
4. -
6. P-Ncmsa
7. heart
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 271022
1. מַֽשְׁחִית
2. 389302
3. one who destroys
4. destroying
5. 7843
6. V-Vhrmsa
7. [one_who]_destroys
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 271023
1. נַפְשׁ,וֹ
2. 389303,389304
3. self of his own
4. -
5. 5315
6. O-Ncbsc,Sp3ms
7. self_of,his_own
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 271024
1. הוּא
2. 389305
3. he
4. -
5. 1931
6. S-Pp3ms
7. he
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 271025
1. יַעֲשֶֽׂ,נָּה
2. 389306,389307
3. he does it
4. -
6. VO-Vqi3ms,Sp3fs
7. he,does_it
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 271026
2. 389308
3. -
4. -
6. -x-sof-pasuq
8. -
9. -
10. 271027

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:

6:20–26, 27–35 (GNT)
6:20–22, 23–29, 30–35 (CEV)
6:20–29, 30–35 (NIV)

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

6:32

Notice the parallel parts that are similar in meaning. The second line completes the thought of the first line. It explains why a person who commits adultery lacks judgment.

^32a He who commits adultery lacks judgment;

^32b whoever does so destroys himself.

The contrast between 6:31 and 6:32 is that the punishment is more severe. The man who sleeps with another man’s wife will be punished far more severely than a thief who steals to satisfy his hunger. The thief loses his belongings. The man who sleeps with another man’s wife destroys his own life.

6:32a

He who commits adultery lacks judgment;

But an adulterer lacks good judgment,
But if you^(sing) commit adultery, you have no common sense,

He who commits adultery lacks judgment: In Hebrew, the phrase lacks judgment is literally “lacking heart.” In this phrase, the word “heart” refers primarily to a person’s mental faculties—the ability to think clearly and to make good decisions. It does not refer to a person’s emotions. So the phrase “lacking heart” describes someone who lacks common sense and makes foolish decisions. Other ways to translate this phrase are:

has no sense (NJB)

is a senseless fool (REB)

See lacks judgment in the Glossary.

6:32b

whoever does so destroys himself.

because he will cause the ruin of his whole life.
because you^(sing) will destroy your life.

destroys himself: Most versions translate this phrase as destroys himself. It is clear from 6:33 that the adulterer does not die immediately. Rather, his actions lead to his own life being ruined. This line does not necessarily refer to the death penalty, so you should not use an expression that definitely refers to the man’s death.

General Comment on 6:32a–b

In some languages, it may be more natural to reorder parts of 6:32a–b. For example:

But how much worse for a person who sleeps with another man’s wife. He will cause his own destruction. What a fool he is!

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

נֹאֵ֣ף

commits_adultery

This verse says something that is in contrast to what was said about the thief in the previous two verses. Use a natural way in your language to express a strong contrast. Alternate translation: “However, one who commits adultery”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

נֹאֵ֣ף

commits_adultery

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of adultery, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “One who acts adulterously”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

חֲסַר־לֵ֑ב

lacks_of sense

Here Solomon refers to the heart as the place where a person thinks. If it would be helpful, you could use an expression that would be more natural in your language or express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “is out of his mind” or “is lacking the ability to think”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

מַֽשְׁחִ֥ית נַ֝פְשׁ֗⁠וֹ ה֣וּא יַעֲשֶֽׂ⁠נָּה

destroys self_of,his_own he/it he,does_it

If it would be helpful in your language, you could change the order of these phrases. Alternate translation: “what he does will destroy his life”

Note 5 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

מַֽשְׁחִ֥ית נַ֝פְשׁ֗⁠וֹ

destroys self_of,his_own

This clause is the result of what is described in the next clause. Use a natural way in your language to indicate a result. Alternate translation (without the comma): “his life is destroyed because”

Note 6 topic: writing-pronouns

ה֣וּא יַעֲשֶֽׂ⁠נָּה

he/it he,does_it

Here, the pronoun it refers to adultery. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “he commits adultery”

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 6:32