OET interlinear PRO 8:34

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

אָדָם֮

humankind

The word man represents a person in general, not one particular man. If it would be helpful, you could use an expression that would be more natural in your language. Alternate translation: “is any person”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

לִ⁠שְׁקֹ֣ד עַל־דַּ֭לְתֹתַ⁠י י֤וֹם ׀ י֑וֹם לִ֝⁠שְׁמֹ֗ר מְזוּזֹ֥ת פְּתָחָֽ⁠י

to,watching on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in doors_of,my day day to=guard/protect posts_of doorway_of,my

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 that shows that the second clause is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: “keeping vigil over my doors day by day, yes, keeping watch over the doorposts of my entrances”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לִ⁠שְׁקֹ֣ד עַל־דַּ֭לְתֹתַ⁠י י֤וֹם ׀ י֑וֹם לִ֝⁠שְׁמֹ֗ר מְזוּזֹ֥ת פְּתָחָֽ⁠י

to,watching on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in doors_of,my day day to=guard/protect posts_of doorway_of,my

Here Wisdom speaks of someone being eager to listen to her as if that person were vigilantly waiting at the door to her house, waiting for her to come out. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: “being extremely eager to hear wise counsel” or “being eager to listen to me as if one were keeping vigil over my doors day by day, keeping watch over the doorposts of my entrances”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לִ⁠שְׁקֹ֣ד עַל־דַּ֭לְתֹתַ⁠י י֤וֹם ׀ י֑וֹם לִ֝⁠שְׁמֹ֗ר מְזוּזֹ֥ת פְּתָחָֽ⁠י

to,watching on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in doors_of,my day day to=guard/protect posts_of doorway_of,my

The author assumes that his readers will understand that Happy is the man also applies to this part of the sentence. You could repeat it here if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [happy is the man keeping vigil over my doors day by day, keeping watch over the doorposts of my entrances.]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לִ⁠שְׁקֹ֣ד עַל־דַּ֭לְתֹתַ⁠י י֤וֹם ׀ י֑וֹם לִ֝⁠שְׁמֹ֗ר מְזוּזֹ֥ת פְּתָחָֽ⁠י

to,watching on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in doors_of,my day day to=guard/protect posts_of doorway_of,my

Here, doors and doorposts of my entrances implies that Wisdom has a house. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “keeping vigil over the doors of my house day by day, keeping watch over the doorposts of the entrances of my house”