OET interlinear PRO 7:21

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-tense

הִ֭טַּתּ⁠וּ & תַּדִּיחֶֽ⁠נּוּ

persuades,him & compels,him

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 led him astray … she compelled him”

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

הִ֭טַּתּ⁠וּ & לִקְחָ֑⁠הּ & שְׂ֝פָתֶ֗י⁠הָ תַּדִּיחֶֽ⁠נּוּ

persuades,him & seductive_speech_of,her & her/its=lips compels,him

She and her in this verse refer to the adulterous woman who spoke in [7:14–20](../07/14.md) and him refers to the young man whom she is seducing. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “The adulterous woman led the young man astray … that woman’s teaching … that woman’s lips she compels that man”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הִ֭טַּתּ⁠וּ

persuades,him

Here Solomon speaks of the woman persuading the young man to do something as if she were causing him to change the direction in which he was walking. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “She persuaded him”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

בְּ⁠רֹ֣ב לִקְחָ֑⁠הּ

in/on/at/with,much_of seductive_speech_of,her

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to refer to an abundant amount of instruction. This word is used elsewhere in Proverbs for good instruction, but here it is bad instruction. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “with her abundant amount of instruction”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּ⁠חֵ֥לֶק שְׂ֝פָתֶ֗י⁠הָ

in/on/at/with,smooth_of her/its=lips

Here Solomon refers to the seductive speech of the adulterous woman as if it were the smoothness of her lips. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “with her seductive speech”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

תַּדִּיחֶֽ⁠נּוּ

compels,him

Here Solomon implies that the adulterous woman compelled the young man to commit adultery with her. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “she compelled him to go with her” or “she compelled him to have sex with her”