PROV 7:12 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. פַּעַם
2. 389485
3. A time
4. -
5. 6471
6. S-Ncfsa
7. a_time
8. S
9. Y-1000
10. 271152
2. 389486
3. -
4. -
6. -x-paseq
8. -
9. -
10. 271153
1. בַּ,חוּץ
2. 389487,389488
3. in street
4. on street at
5. 2351
6. S-Rd,Ncmsa
7. in,street
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 271154
1. פַּעַם
2. 389489
3. a time
4. -
5. 6471
6. S-Ncfsa
7. a_time
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 271155
1. בָּ,רְחֹבוֹת
2. 389490,389491
3. in places
4. -
5. 7339
6. S-Rd,Ncfpa
7. in,places
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 271156
1. וְ,אֵצֶל
2. 389492,389493
3. and beside
4. and
5. 681
6. S-C,R
7. and,beside
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 271157
1. כָּל
2. 389494
3. every of
4. every
5. 3605
6. S-Ncmsc
7. every_of
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 271158
2. 389495
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 271159
1. פִּנָּה
2. 389496
3. corner
4. corner
5. 6438
6. S-Ncfsa
7. corner
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 271160
1. תֶאֱרֹב
2. 389497
3. she lies in wait
4. she
5. 693
6. V-Vqi3fs
7. she_lies_in_wait
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 271161
2. 389498
3. -
4. -
6. -x-sof-pasuq
8. -
9. -
10. 271162

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 7:1–27: Tenth lesson: Here is an example of a young man who was seduced by a married woman

This lesson is another warning to avoid adultery. It begins with an appeal that the son pay attention to his father’s advice. This advice will protect him from being seduced by an adulteress (7:1–5). The main part of the lesson has the form of a first person narrative. The narrator tells how he observed a young man being seduced (7:6–23). First the story focuses on the young man (7:6–9), then it describes the adulteress (7:10–12) and her enticing words (7:13–20). Finally it tells how the young man yielded to the temptation (7:21–23). The lesson concludes with an appeal that the son follow his father’s advice rather than be seduced by the adulteress, because involvement with her will lead to death (7:24–27).

Some other headings for this section are:

Warning Against the Adulteress (NIV)

The story about an adulteress who tempted a young man

Paragraph 7:10–12

The adulterous woman’s appearance is described in 7:10. In 7:11–12, there is a description of the woman’s character and her typical activities. This one woman’s character and activities may be common to immoral wives in general.

7:12a

Now in the street, now in the squares,

Instead, they are always out on the streets or in the markets.
Instead, they walk around the streets and other places where people gather,

Now in the street, now in the squares: Instead of staying at home, the woman spends some of her time in the street and some in the public squares. The NLT expresses this as:

She is often in the streets and markets. (NLT)

For the meaning of the words translated as street and squares, see the notes on 1:20–21 and 1:20a–b. Both words indicate places where people could be found, and where they gathered for meetings or to do marketing.

7:12b

she lurks at every corner.

They wait on street corners all over town to trap men into having sex.
waiting/lurking on the street corners as if to ambush men that pass by.

she lurks at every corner: The word that the BSB translates as lurks (NRSV has “lies in wait”) is often used literally to refer to waiting in ambush. See the note on “lie in wait for” in 1:11b–c. Here the word is used figuratively to refer to the way that the woman waits on street corners in order to seduce men. Other ways to translate this idea are:

Use another expression that refers to ambushing or catching men. For example:
waiting to trap a man (CEV)
she lies in wait (NRSV)
Use a simile. For example:
waiting…as if to ambush men
Translate the meaning without using a figure of speech. For example:
soliciting at every corner (NLT)

If it is necessary to translate without using a figure of speech, it is suggested that you add a footnote that says something like this:

What it literally says in Hebrew is: “she waits in ambush by every corner.” What it means is that the man whom she seduces will be as if caught in a trap and will lose his life (see 7:22–23).

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

פַּ֤עַם ׀ בַּ⁠ח֗וּץ פַּ֥עַם בָּ⁠רְחֹב֑וֹת וְ⁠אֵ֖צֶל כָּל־פִּנָּ֣ה תֶאֱרֹֽב

now in,street now in,places and,beside all/each/any/every corner lurks

If it would be helpful in your language, you could change the order of these clauses. Alternate translation: “She lies in wait at one time in the street, at another time in the open areas, and beside every corner”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

בַּ⁠ח֗וּץ

in,street

The word street represents streets in general, not one particular street. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an expression that would be more natural in your language. Alternate translation: “in the streets”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

פִּנָּ֣ה

corner

See how you translated corner in [7:8](../07/08.md).

Note 4 topic: translate-tense

תֶאֱרֹֽב

lurks

Here Solomon uses the present tense in past narration in order to call attention to a development in the story. If it would not be natural to do that in your language, you could use the past tense. Alternate translation: “she lay in wait”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

תֶאֱרֹֽב

lurks

Here Solomon speaks of the adulterous woman looking for a man to persuade to have sex with her as if she were preparing to attack someone by surprise. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “she waited to find a man whom she could persuade to have sex with her”

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 7:12

Hebrew word order

Section 7:1–27: Tenth lesson: Here is an example of a young man who was seduced by a married woman

Paragraph 7:10–12

7:12a

7:12b

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)