OET interlinear PRO 7:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

פַּ֤עַם ׀ בַּ⁠ח֗וּץ פַּ֥עַם בָּ⁠רְחֹב֑וֹת וְ⁠אֵ֖צֶל כָּל־פִּנָּ֣ה תֶאֱרֹֽב

now in/on/at/with,street now in/on/at/with,squares and,at 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/on/at/with,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”