PROV 9:16 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. מִי
2. 390345
3. Who
4. -
5. 4310
6. S-Ti
7. who?
8. S
9. Y-1000
10. 271788
2. 390346
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 271789
1. פֶתִי
2. 390347
3. +is naive
4. naive
6. P-Ncmsa
7. [is]_naive
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 271790
1. יָסֻר
2. 390348
3. let him turn aside
4. turn
5. 5493
6. V-Vqj3ms
7. let_him_turn_aside
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 271791
1. הֵנָּה
2. 390349
3. here
4. -
5. 2008
6. S-D
7. here
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 271792
1. וַ,חֲסַר
2. 390350,390351
3. and one lacking of
4. lacking
5. 2638
6. S-C,Aamsc
7. and_[one],lacking_of
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 271793
2. 390352
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 271794
1. לֵב
2. 390353
3. heart
4. -
6. S-Ncmsa
7. heart
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 271795
1. וְ,אָמְרָה
2. 390354,390355
3. and she says
4. she says
5. 559
6. SV-C,Vqq3fs
7. and,she_says
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 271796
1. לּ,וֹ
2. 390356,390357
3. for him/it
4. -
6. S-R,Sp3ms
7. for=him/it
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 271797
2. 390358
3. -
4. -
6. -x-sof-pasuq
8. -
9. -
10. 271798

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 9:1–18: Wisdom and Folly each urge people to follow them

This section summarizes the main themes of chapters 1–8. It contains parallel appeals by Wisdom (9:1–6) and Folly (9:13–18), both personified as women. Both Wisdom and Folly appeal to the same audience, inviting them to come and eat in their homes. Between these two appeals is a summary of two opposite ways to respond to Wisdom (9:7–12). In the center of this paragraph, 9:10 contains a restatement of the first line of 1:7. These key verses mark chapters 1 and 9 as the beginning and end of the first major division of the book.

Some other headings for this section are:

Invitations of Wisdom and of Folly (NIV)

Wisdom and Foolishness each give a feast

Being Wise or Foolish (NCV)

Paragraph 9:13–18

This paragraph contains an invitation from Woman Folly that is obviously parallel to Wisdom’s invitation in 9:1–6. Folly’s character and the location from which she gives her invitation are described in 9:13–15. Her invitation is found in 9:16–17. In 9:18, the author concludes the paragraph by describing the consequences of accepting Folly’s invitation.

When you translate this paragraph, pay careful attention to the wording that you used in 9:1–6 so that the parallels between Wisdom’s invitation and Folly’s invitation will be clear.

9:16a–b

The NIV11 has been used as the source line for 9:16a–b for the same reasons as in 9:4a–5a. Notice the parallel parts that are similar in meaning:

^16a“Let all who are simple come to my house!” (NIV11)

^16bTo those who have no sense she says, (NIV11)

9:16a

“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”

“You^(plur) who are inexperienced/naive, come to my feast/house.”
This is what she says: “You who are easily deceived, enter here.

(NIV11) Let all who are simple come to my house: This line is identical to 9:4a.

9:16b

she says to him who lacks judgment.

She says to those who lack common sense,
You who do not have good judgment,

(NIV11) To those who have no sense she says: In Hebrew, this line is almost identical to 9:4b.The Hebrew text for 9:16b is literally “and [one] lacking of heart and she says to him.” The two conjunctions that are underlined here are not in 9:4b. Otherwise these two lines are identical. As in 9:4b, the phrase those who have no sense is parallel to “all who are simple” in 9:16a. Both expressions refer to the same group of people.

General Comment on 9:16a–b

As in 9:4b, the two quote introductions function as a single invitation to people who are both inexperienced and without sense. In some languages, it may be more natural to combine and/or reorder the parallel parts to make this clear. For example:

“You^(plur) who are easily deceived and who lack judgment, enter here.

This is what she says: “Come here, all you who are naive and have no sense.

Although this verse is almost identical to 9:4, the context is different. In 9:4, the ones who say, “Come to my house” are not Wisdom herself, but rather her female servants. And they are not at Wisdom’s house when they give the invitation. By contrast, it is Folly herself who gives the invitation in 9:16, and she is at her own house when she gives it. So in 9:16, it will not be necessary to make explicit the source of the invitation or to identify the owner of the house.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

מִי־פֶ֭תִי יָסֻ֣ר הֵ֑נָּה וַ⁠חֲסַר־לֵ֝֗ב וְ⁠אָ֣מְרָה לּֽ⁠וֹ

who? simple turn_in they(f) and_[one],lacking_of sense and,she_says for=him/it

See how you translated the nearly identical clauses in [9:4](../09/04.md). If you are translating the “woman of stupidity” as a person, you could use her name here. Alternate translation: [Whoever is naive, let him turn aside here!” And Lady Stupidity says to him, the lacking of heart,]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

מִי־פֶ֭תִי יָסֻ֣ר הֵ֑נָּה וַ⁠חֲסַר־לֵ֝֗ב וְ⁠אָ֣מְרָה לּֽ⁠וֹ

who? simple turn_in they(f) and_[one],lacking_of sense and,she_says for=him/it

If it is more natural in your language, you could put the introduction of the speaker first. Alternate translation: [And she says to him, the lacking of heart, “Whoever is naive, let him turn aside here]

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 9:16