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Sng 8 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V11 V12 V13 V14

OET interlinear SNG 8:10

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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. אֲנִי
    2. 406164
    3. I
    4. -
    5. 589
    6. S-Pp1cs
    7. I
    8. S
    9. Y-1014
    10. 283579
    1. חוֹמָה
    2. 406165
    3. +was a wall
    4. wall
    5. 2346
    6. P-Ncfsa
    7. [was]_a_wall
    8. -
    9. Y-1014
    10. 283580
    1. וְ,שָׁדַ,י
    2. 406166,406167,406168
    3. and breasts of my
    4. and breasts
    6. S-C,Ncmdc,Sp1cs
    7. and,breasts_of,my
    8. -
    9. Y-1014
    10. 283581
    1. כַּ,מִּגְדָּלוֹת
    2. 406169,406170
    3. +are like towers
    4. towers
    5. 4026
    6. P-Rd,Ncbpa
    7. [are]_like,towers
    8. -
    9. Y-1014
    10. 283582
    1. אָז
    2. 406171
    3. then
    4. -
    6. S-D
    7. then
    8. -
    9. Y-1014
    10. 283583
    1. הָיִיתִי
    2. 406172
    3. I was
    4. -
    5. 1961
    6. V-Vqp1cs
    7. I_was
    8. -
    9. Y-1014
    10. 283584
    1. בְ,עֵינָי,ו
    2. 406173,406174,406175
    3. in eyes of his
    4. in eyes
    6. S-R,Ncbdc,Sp3ms
    7. in,eyes_of,his
    8. -
    9. Y-1014
    10. 283585
    1. כְּ,מוֹצְאֵת
    2. 406176,406177
    3. like one who finds
    4. finds
    5. 4672
    6. SV-R,Vhrfsa
    7. like,[one_who]_finds
    8. -
    9. Y-1014
    10. 283586
    1. שָׁלוֹם
    2. 406178
    3. peace
    4. peace
    5. 7965
    6. O-Ncmsa
    7. peace
    8. -
    9. Y-1014
    10. 283587
    2. 406179
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-sof-pasuq
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 283588
    2. 406180
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-pe
    8. S
    9. -
    10. 283589

OET (OET-LV) I was_a_wall and_breasts_of_my are_like_towers then I_was in_eyes_of_his like_one_who_finds peace.

OET (OET-RV) I was a wall and my breasts were like towers.
 ⇔ Then, in his eyes, I was like a person who finds peace.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 8:5–14: Love has great power

In this final section, there are many key words and statements that repeat themes from earlier parts of the Song. For example, 8:5a mentions the woman coming up from the wilderness, as in 3:6. The author also repeats the themes of vineyard (8:12; 1:6), orchard (8:5; 2:3), and garden (8:13; 4:12–5:1). In the final verse of the Song, the author repeats the theme of a gazelle on the mountains, which was mentioned in 2:17. This final section also contains what many scholars consider a climax of the Song in 8:6–7.

Some other headings for this section are:

Homecoming (NRSV)

The Young Woman’s Love for Her Beloved

Paragraph 8:8–10

In these verses the young woman and her brothers had a conversation about her physical maturity. Her brothers said that she was young, physically immature, and not ready to be married. They referred to a wall and a door, which symbolize that she was chaste (a virgin). In 8:10 she responded to their comments, agreeing that she was chaste and saying that she was also mature and ready for marriage. She referred to the man whom she loved as one to whom she was bringing peace. The quoted speech of her brothers here forms a possible book-level inclusio with 1:6, where her brothers were also mentioned.

8:10a

I am a wall,

8:10b

and my breasts are like towers.

8:10a–b

In 8:10a the poet used the image of a “wall” to imply that the woman was pure and chaste. In 8:10b he used the image of a “tower” to indicate that she was physically mature.

I am a wall: Here the young woman responded to what her brothers said. She used a wall as a figure of speech in the same way as her brothers did to indicate that she was chaste. She did not allow men to be sexually intimate with her. It is good to translate this figure of speech in a similar way to what you did in 8:9a. For example:

and my breasts are like towers: The woman used a hyperbole, my breasts are like towers, to respond to what her brothers said in 8:8. (They said “she has no breasts.”) Here in 8:10 the woman disagreed with them. She said that her breasts were large and beautiful like towers. She implied that she was fully mature and ready for marriage.

Some other ways to translate this meaning are:

am…are: The BSB includes the verbs am and are. In Hebrew, there is no verb. Scholars differ about the time that the woman referred to.

  1. She referred to the time period when she was speaking. At that time, she was like a wall, and her breasts were mature. For example:

    I am a wall, and my breasts are like towers. (NIV) (BSB, CEV, GW, NAB, NCV, NIV, NJB, NJPS, REB, GNT)

  2. She referred to a time before she was speaking. At that time, she was like a wall, and her breasts were mature. For example:

    I was a wall, and my breasts were like fortress towers. (NET) (ESV, NASB, NET, RSV)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1). She was probably telling her brothers that now she is mature, yet still chaste.

8:10c

So I have become in his eyes like one who brings peace.

So: In this context the Hebrew word that the BSB translates as So introduces the result of the woman’s being chaste (“like a wall”) and being ready for love (implied by her mature breasts). He could be confident that she was completely true to him. He was the only one who would enjoy her love.

Some other ways to translate the connection between 8:10b and 8:10c are:

So (GW)

As a result

Thus (NIV)

I have become in his eyes like one who brings peace: This clause tells about what the man thought about the woman. There are two ways to interpret it:

  1. The man thought that the woman caused him to have peace. For example:

    Thus I have become in his eyes like one bringing contentment. (NIV) (BSB, NIV, NRSV, CEV, NLT, NCV, NJB, REB)

  2. The man thought that he caused the woman to have peace. For example:

    My lover knows that with him I find contentment and peace. (GNT) (GNT)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1). To the man the woman was a person who caused him to have peace. Some other ways to translate this meaning are:

So he thinks of me as a person who makes him feel content.

So I was to him, as one who brings happiness. (NCV)

so he looks at me and thinks, “She makes me happy/content.”

one who brings peace: This phrase indicates that the woman caused the man to feel peaceful, contented, and happy. For translation examples, see the preceding note on “I was in his eyes as one who brings peace.”

peace: The Hebrew word shalom that the BSB translates as peace refers to well-being, contentment, and completeness. It does not indicate only that a person does not have conflict with other people. It implies here that the woman made him content, complete, and blessed.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / extrainfo

אֲנִ֣י חוֹמָ֔ה וְ⁠שָׁדַ֖⁠י כַּ⁠מִּגְדָּל֑וֹת אָ֛ז הָיִ֥יתִי בְ⁠עֵינָ֖י⁠ו כְּ⁠מוֹצְאֵ֥ת שָׁלֽוֹם

I wall and,breasts_of,my [are]_like,towers then become in,eyes_of,his like,[one_who]_finds peace

The author does not say who is speaking here so you should not indicate who you think is speaking in the text of your translation. However, if you are using section headers to indicate who is speaking, you can place a header above 8:10 indicating that the speaker is the woman.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / exmetaphor

אֲנִ֣י חוֹמָ֔ה

I wall

Here the woman continues the metaphor that her brothers began in the preceding verse by referring to herself as a wall. She could: (1) be indicating that she had remained a virgin. Alternate translation: [I was like a wall and remained a virgin] (2) be referring to her chest by saying that in the past her breasts were not fully formed. Alternate translation: [My chest was previously flat like a wall]

וְ⁠שָׁדַ֖⁠י

and,breasts_of,my

Alternate translation: [but now my breasts are]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

וְ⁠שָׁדַ֖⁠י כַּ⁠מִּגְדָּל֑וֹת

and,breasts_of,my [are]_like,towers

The woman is saying that her breasts are large like towers. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: [and now my breasts are large] or [and now my breasts are fully grown]

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

אָ֛ז

then

The word translated as then indicates 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: [this is why] or [as a result]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

הָיִ֥יתִי בְ⁠עֵינָ֖י⁠ו

become in,eyes_of,his

Here, his eyes represent his evaluation or estimation. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I am, in his judgment] or [he thinks of me] or [I was, in his opinion]

כְּ⁠מוֹצְאֵ֥ת

like,[one_who]_finds

The word the ULT translates as finds could mean: (1) “finds.” If you choose this option, translate this word in a similar way to the ULT. (2) “brings.” Alternate translation: [like a person who brings]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הָיִ֥יתִי בְ⁠עֵינָ֖י⁠ו כְּ⁠מוֹצְאֵ֥ת שָׁלֽוֹם

become in,eyes_of,his like,[one_who]_finds peace

Here the word peace refers to “favor.” If it would be helpful to your readers, you could include this information. Alternate translation: [I found favor in his eyes]

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. I
    2. -
    3. 179
    5. 406164
    6. S-Pp1cs
    8. S
    9. Y-1014
    10. 283579
    1. +was a wall
    2. wall
    3. 2743
    5. 406165
    6. P-Ncfsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1014
    10. 283580
    1. and breasts of my
    2. and breasts
    3. 1987,7692,1978
    5. 406166,406167,406168
    6. S-C,Ncmdc,Sp1cs
    8. -
    9. Y-1014
    10. 283581
    1. +are like towers
    2. towers
    3. 3418,4047
    5. 406169,406170
    6. P-Rd,Ncbpa
    8. -
    9. Y-1014
    10. 283582
    1. then
    2. -
    3. 648
    5. 406171
    6. S-D
    8. -
    9. Y-1014
    10. 283583
    1. I was
    2. -
    3. 1929
    5. 406172
    6. V-Vqp1cs
    8. -
    9. Y-1014
    10. 283584
    1. in eyes of his
    2. in eyes
    3. 846,5826,1978
    5. 406173,406174,406175
    6. S-R,Ncbdc,Sp3ms
    8. -
    9. Y-1014
    10. 283585
    1. like one who finds
    2. finds
    3. 3418,3411
    5. 406176,406177
    6. SV-R,Vhrfsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1014
    10. 283586
    1. peace
    2. peace
    3. 7831
    5. 406178
    6. O-Ncmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1014
    10. 283587

OET (OET-LV) I was_a_wall and_breasts_of_my are_like_towers then I_was in_eyes_of_his like_one_who_finds peace.

OET (OET-RV) I was a wall and my breasts were like towers.
 ⇔ Then, in his eyes, I was like a person who finds peace.

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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