PROV 7:19 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. כִּי
2. 389572
3. If/because
4. -
6. S-C
7. if/because
8. S
9. Y-1000
10. 271214
1. אֵין
2. 389573
3. not
4. -
5. 369
6. P-Tn
7. not
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 271215
1. הָ,אִישׁ
2. 389574,389575
3. the man
4. man
5. 376
6. S-Td,Ncmsa
7. the=man
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 271216
1. בְּ,בֵית,וֹ
2. 389576,389577,389578
3. +is in house of his
4. house on
6. S-R,Ncmsc,Sp3ms
7. [is]_in,house_of,his
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 271217
1. הָלַךְ
2. 389579
3. he has gone
4. -
5. 1980
6. V-Vqp3ms
7. he_has_gone
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 271218
1. בְּ,דֶרֶךְ
2. 389580,389581
3. on a journey
4. journey
5. 1870
6. S-R,Ncbsa
7. on,a_journey
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 271219
1. מֵ,רָחוֹק
2. 389582,389583
3. from a distance
4. -
5. 7350
6. S-R,Aamsa
7. from,a_distance
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 271220
2. 389584
3. -
4. -
6. -x-sof-pasuq
8. -
9. -
10. 271221

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 7:13–20

This paragraph tells how the woman seduced the young man. After first kissing him (7:13), she then used words in order to seduce him. She told about the favorable circumstances (7:14), used flattery (7:15), appealed to his anticipation of physical pleasure (7:16–18), and reassured him of her husband’s absence (7:19–20).

7:19

In this verse, the second line adds more information that clarifies the meaning of the first line.

^19aFor my husband is not at home;

^19bhe has gone on a long journey.

7:19a

For my husband is not at home;

My husband is not here.
Do not worry, because the man I married is not in the house.

7:19b

he has gone on a long journey.

He is away on a trip/journey that will last a long time.
He went to a place that is far away. He will be gone for a long time.

7:19a-b

For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey: This verse begins with a word that the BSB and NRSV translate as For. This word introduces the reason why the young man should accept the woman’s invitation in 7:18. The NIV and GNT leave this word implicit. Introduce this reason in a natural way in your language.

my husband: The phrase that the BSB and most English versions translate as my husband is literally “the man.” This is not the usual expression that women used for their husbands. A number of scholars feel that it may indicate an attitude of alienation or contempt.Fox (page 248), Whybray (page 116), UBS (page 168), Cook (page 29), and Cohen (page 42) all agree that this expression suggests emotional distance, contempt, or estrangement. Waltke (page 381) disagrees that the expression “the man” is contemptuous. He says that the Hebrew idiom uses the article rather than the personal pronoun, but he lists numerous references that use the personal pronoun. Toy (page 154) and also the NET footnote mention that the LXX understands the term “the man” to mean “my husband.” If your language has an expression that would indicate this kind of attitude, you may use it here.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

כִּ֤י

that/for/because/then/when

For here indicates that what follows is the reason why the woman thinks that it is safe for the young man to come with her, as she told him in the previous verse. Use the most natural way in your language to indicate a reason. Alternate translation: “We can do this because”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הָ⁠אִ֣ישׁ

the=man

Here, the man refers to the woman’s husband. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “the man whom I married”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בְּ⁠בֵית֑⁠וֹ

[is]_in,house_of,his

Here, the woman speaks of the house that she lives in with her husband as if it were his house. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “in our house”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠דֶ֣רֶךְ מֵ⁠רָחֽוֹק

on,a_journey from,a_distance

Here, road refers to a journey that would include traveling on a road. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “on a journey to a faraway place”

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 7:19