OET interlinear PRO 6:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

אַל־תִּתֵּ֣ן שֵׁנָ֣ה לְ⁠עֵינֶ֑י⁠ךָ וּ֝⁠תְנוּמָ֗ה לְ⁠עַפְעַפֶּֽי⁠ךָ

not give sleep to,eyes_of,your and,slumber to,eyelids_of,your

Solomon is leaving out some of the words in the second clause that in many languages a clause would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from the first clause if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “Do not give sleep to your eyes and do not give slumber to your eyelids”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

אַל־תִּתֵּ֣ן שֵׁנָ֣ה לְ⁠עֵינֶ֑י⁠ךָ וּ֝⁠תְנוּמָ֗ה לְ⁠עַפְעַפֶּֽי⁠ךָ

not give sleep to,eyes_of,your and,slumber to,eyelids_of,your

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 connect the clauses with a word other than and that shows that the second clause is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: “Do not give sleep to your eyes, yes, do not give slumber to your eyelids”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אַל־תִּתֵּ֣ן שֵׁנָ֣ה לְ⁠עֵינֶ֑י⁠ךָ וּ֝⁠תְנוּמָ֗ה לְ⁠עַפְעַפֶּֽי⁠ךָ

not give sleep to,eyes_of,your and,slumber to,eyelids_of,your

Here Solomon is speaking of allowing oneself to sleep and slumber as if they were objects that one could give to oneself. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Do not let your eyes sleep or your eyelids slumber”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אַל־תִּתֵּ֣ן שֵׁנָ֣ה

not give sleep

Solomon implies that this person should not allow himself to sleep until he goes to his neighbor to get out of the agreement. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “Until you rescue yourself from this problem, do not give sleep”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

לְ⁠עֵינֶ֑י⁠ךָ & לְ⁠עַפְעַפֶּֽי⁠ךָ

to,eyes_of,your & to,eyelids_of,your

Here Solomon is using eyes and eyelids to refer to one’s whole body. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “to yourself … to yourself”