OET interlinear SNG 1:3

uW Translation Notes:

לְ⁠רֵ֨יחַ֙

as,fragrance

The Hebrew word which the ULT translates as As for could: (1) indicate reference, in which case it should be translated with an equivalent phrase or as the ULT translates it. Alternate translation: [In reference to the scent of] (2) indicate emphasis or be making an assertion. Alternate translation: [Truly, the scent of] or [Indeed, the scent of]

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

שְׁמָנֶ֣י⁠ךָ טוֹבִ֔ים

perfumes_of,your intoxicating

Here, oils refers to colognes or perfumes. The author is assuming the reader knows that pleasant-smelling spices were mixed into olive oil in order to make a pleasant-smelling perfume, which was then applied to the skin. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. If men do not put pleasant-smelling things on their skin in your culture, you could say that the scent of the man being spoken of here is pleasant. Alternate translation: [your colognes—they are good] or [your scented oils—they are good] or [your skin—it is good] or [your body—it is good]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

שֶׁ֖מֶן תּוּרַ֣ק שְׁמֶ֑⁠ךָ

perfume poured_out your(ms)=name

Here, your name represents her beloved’s reputation. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [oil poured out is your reputation] or [your name is pleasant like good perfume is pleasant]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

שֶׁ֖מֶן תּוּרַ֣ק שְׁמֶ֑⁠ךָ

perfume poured_out your(ms)=name

The woman makes a comparison between the man’s reputation (which she refers to as his name) and scented oil that is poured out, after which the good smell of the oil spreads as the air moves. If it would be helpful in your language, you could explain the comparison. Alternate translation: [your reputation spreads like the fragrance of scented oil spreads after it has been poured out] or [your reputation spreads like the scent of perfumed oil after it has been poured out]

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

עַל־כֵּ֖ן

on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in yes/correct/thus/so

The Hebrew words translated as Therefore indicate that what follows is a result of what came before. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that what follows is a result of what came before. Alternate translation: [As a result]

Note 5 topic: translate-unknown

עֲלָמ֥וֹת

maidens

Here, marriageable women refers to young women who are old enough to be married or who have been recently married but not yet given birth to a child. Your language may have a term for women during this stage of life that you could use here, or you could use a more general term.