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OET interlinear PROV 9:2

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Hebrew word order

    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. טָבְחָה
    2. 390178
    3. She has slaughtered
    4. She's
    5. 2873
    6. V-Vqp3fs
    7. she_has_slaughtered
    8. S
    9. Y-1000
    10. 271662
    1. טִבְחָ,הּ
    2. 390179,390180
    3. slaughter of her
    4. -
    5. 2874
    6. O-Ncmsc,Sp3fs
    7. slaughter_of,her
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 271663
    1. מָסְכָה
    2. 390181
    3. she has mixed
    4. mixed
    5. 4537
    6. V-Vqp3fs
    7. she_has_mixed
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 271664
    1. יֵינָ,הּ
    2. 390182,390183
    3. wine of her
    4. -
    5. 3196
    6. O-Ncmsc,Sp3fs
    7. wine_of,her
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 271665
    1. אַף
    2. 390184
    3. also
    4. -
    5. 637
    6. S-Ta
    7. also
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 271666
    1. עָרְכָה
    2. 390185
    3. she has arranged
    4. -
    6. V-Vqp3fs
    7. she_has_arranged
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 271667
    1. שֻׁלְחָנָ,הּ
    2. 390186,390187
    3. table of her
    4. table
    5. 7979
    6. O-Ncmsc,Sp3fs
    7. table_of,her
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 271668
    2. 390188
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-sof-pasuq
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 271669

OET (OET-LV) She_has_slaughtered slaughter_of_her she_has_mixed wine_of_her also she_has_arranged table_of_her.

OET (OET-RV) She’s butchered her meat and mixed her wine—
 ⇔ ≈ her table is already nicely prepared.

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 9:1–6

This paragraph describes the preparations that Wisdom makes for a banquet (9:1–3) and the invitations that she sends out to the guests (9:4–6).

9:2

The three lines of this verse are parallel. Each line describes one of the things that Wisdom has done to prepare a feast for her guests.

2aShe has prepared her meat

2band mixed her wine;

2cshe has also set her table.

9:2a–c

She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table: In many cultures, a wealthy woman would not do this actual work herself. Instead, she would instruct her servants to do it. In some languages, it may be more natural to make some of this information explicit. For example:

She caused animals to be butchered and caused her wine to be mixed…

In this extended metaphor, the images of meat and wine represent Wisdom’s teaching or advice. Meat and wine are tasty and nutritious. Similarly, Wisdom’s teaching is good and useful.

If it is not clear to your readers what the feast in this verse symbolizes, you may want to add a footnote that gives a brief explanation. See the suggested footnote in 9:5a–b.

9:2a

She has prepared her meat

She has prepared her meat: In Hebrew, this clause is literally “slaughtered her slaughtering.” It means that Wisdom has butchered and perhaps also cooked one or more animals in preparation for a feast. Other ways to translate this clause are:

She has had an animal killed for a feast (GNT)

She has prepared a great banquet (NLT)

9:2b

and mixed her wine;

and mixed her wine: The wine may have been mixed with spices to give it a pleasant and varied taste. It may also have been mixed with water, as was the custom among the Greeks.Whybray (page 144) and UBS (page 202) favor the interpretation of spices, whereas Delitzsch (page 144) prefers water. Ross (page 948) and Toy (page 185) merely say it is uncertain which is intended. If you have to make explicit in your language what the wine was mixed with, it is suggested that you make “spices” explicit. Most people would not consider wine diluted with water to be a tasty drink. For example:

mixed spices in the wine (GNT)

In areas where people are not familiar with mixed wine, it may be better to use a more general statement. For example:

she has prepared delicious wine

wine: wine is an alcoholic drink. It is made from the juice of a fruit called grapes. When grape juice ferments, it becomes wine. For more information on how to translate wine, see the note on 3:10b.

9:2c

she has also set her table.

she has also set her table: This clause is a figure of speech that refers to the food and drink that Wisdom has placed on the table. The word table may refer here to a low platform around which guests reclined to eat. In the homes of ordinary people, a table was probably a mat or a hide on the floor. However, the nature of the table is not in focus here.

In areas where food is not set out on tables, you may use a more general expression. For example:

Her feast is ready (CEV)

She has set out the food and drink so that it is ready.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

טָבְחָ֣ה טִ֭בְחָ⁠הּ מָסְכָ֣ה יֵינָ֑⁠הּ אַ֝֗ף עָֽרְכָ֥ה שֻׁלְחָנָֽ⁠הּ

prepared slaughter_of,her mixed wine_of,her also/though set table_of,her

In this verse, wisdom is spoken of as if it were a woman. See the discussion of such personification in the Chapter Introduction. Alternate translation: “It is as if wisdom were a woman who has slaughtered her slaughter, mixed her wine, and arranged her table”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

טָבְחָ֣ה טִ֭בְחָ⁠הּ מָסְכָ֣ה יֵינָ֑⁠הּ אַ֝֗ף עָֽרְכָ֥ה שֻׁלְחָנָֽ⁠הּ

prepared slaughter_of,her mixed wine_of,her also/though set table_of,her

All three of these clauses refer to parts of the process of preparing a special meal for guests. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “She has prepared a meal for guests by slaughtering her slaughter, mixing her wine, and arranging her table”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

טָבְחָ֣ה טִ֭בְחָ⁠הּ

prepared slaughter_of,her

Here, slaughter refers to the animals that Wisdom has slaughtered so that their meat may be eaten at a meal. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “She has slaughtered the animals so that their meat may be eaten at the meal”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

מָסְכָ֣ה יֵינָ֑⁠הּ

mixed wine_of,her

In ancient Israel, people often prepared wine for special meals by mixing spices into it. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “she has prepared her wine by mixing spices into it”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

עָֽרְכָ֥ה שֻׁלְחָנָֽ⁠הּ

set table_of,her

This phrase refers to putting the food and eating utensils on a table in order to prepare for a meal. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “she has prepared her table for people to eat a meal”

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strongs
    4. Hebrew word
    5. Hebrew lemma
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. Gloss
    8. CAPS codes
    9. OET tags
    10. OET word #
    1. She has slaughtered
    2. She's
    3. 2827
    5. 390178
    6. V-Vqp3fs
    8. S
    9. Y-1000
    10. 271662
    1. slaughter of her
    2. -
    3. 2803,1978
    5. 390179,390180
    6. O-Ncmsc,Sp3fs
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 271663
    1. she has mixed
    2. mixed
    3. 4712
    5. 390181
    6. V-Vqp3fs
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 271664
    1. wine of her
    2. -
    3. 3140,1978
    5. 390182,390183
    6. O-Ncmsc,Sp3fs
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 271665
    1. also
    2. -
    3. 545
    5. 390184
    6. S-Ta
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 271666
    1. she has arranged
    2. -
    3. 6007
    5. 390185
    6. V-Vqp3fs
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 271667
    1. table of her
    2. table
    3. 7926,1978
    5. 390186,390187
    6. O-Ncmsc,Sp3fs
    8. -
    9. Y-1000
    10. 271668

OET (OET-LV) She_has_slaughtered slaughter_of_her she_has_mixed wine_of_her also she_has_arranged table_of_her.

OET (OET-RV) She’s butchered her meat and mixed her wine—
 ⇔ ≈ her table is already nicely prepared.

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 logo mark

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