OET interlinear SNG 4:15

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exmetaphor

מַעְיַ֣ן גַּנִּ֔ים בְּאֵ֖ר מַ֣יִם חַיִּ֑ים וְ⁠נֹזְלִ֖ים מִן־לְבָנֽוֹן

fountain_of garden well_of waters life(pl) and,flowing_streams from/more_than Ləⱱānōn

Here the man continues the metaphor that he began in [4:12](../04/12.md) and speaks of the woman he loves as if she were a fountain in a garden, a well of living waters, and flowing streams from Lebanon. If you translated [4:12-14](../04/12.md) using the words “You are like”, you should do that here also. See how you translated the word “garden” in [4:12](../04/12.md). Alternate translation: [you are like a fountain of gardens, like a well of living waters, and like flowing streams from Lebanon]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

מַעְיַ֣ן גַּנִּ֔ים

fountain_of garden

The writer assumes that the readers will understand that a fountain refers to a spring or underground well that is dug in order to be used as a water source. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could include this information. Alternate translation: [a garden spring] or [a garden well]

Note 3 topic: translate-plural

מַעְיַ֣ן גַּנִּ֔ים

fountain_of garden

Here the author could be using the plural form gardens to: (1) designate the kind of fountain that would be found in gardens. Alternate translation: [a garden fountain] (2) designate a large garden. Alternate translation: [a fountain in a large garden]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

מַ֣יִם חַיִּ֑ים

waters life(pl)

Here the term living means that the water is fresh and flowing. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could include this information. Alternate translation: [fresh water] or [flowing water]