OET interlinear SNG 8:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

כָּרְמִ֥⁠י

vineyard_of,my_own

Here the phrase My vineyard is a metaphor (see the section on [8:12](../08/12.md) in the chapter intro for the meaning of this entire verse). It could be: (1) the woman referring to herself as a vineyard, as she did in [1:6](../01/06.md). Alternate translation: [I am like a vineyard] or [My body is like a vineyard] (2) the man referring to the woman he loves as if she were his vineyard. Alternate translation: [The woman whom I love is like my vineyard] or [The woman whom I love is like a vineyard]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

לְ⁠פָנָ֑⁠י

at,disposal_of,myself

The phrase is to my face means “is mine to give.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [is at my disposal] or [is mine to do with as I desire] or [is mine to give to whom I choose]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הָ⁠אֶ֤לֶף לְ⁠ךָ֙ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה וּ⁠מָאתַ֖יִם לְ⁠נֹטְרִ֥ים אֶת־פִּרְיֽ⁠וֹ

the,thousand to/for=yourself(m) Shəlomoh and=two_hundreds for,tend DOM fruit_of,its

Here the word thousand refers to the “thousand pieces of silver” in the previous verse. The phrase the two hundred refers to the two hundred pieces of silver that Solomon would have paid to the people who are keepers of the vineyard’s fruit. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could include this information. Alternate translation: [The thousand pieces of silver belong to you, Solomon, and the two hundred pieces of silver belong to the people whom you pay to be keepers of the vineyard’s fruit]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / apostrophe

הָ⁠אֶ֤לֶף לְ⁠ךָ֙ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה

the,thousand to/for=yourself(m) Shəlomoh

Here the woman could be: (1) speaking as if Solomon is present with her even though he is not, in order to use him as an example. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate these words as if the woman is speaking about Solomon and not to him. Alternate translation: [The thousand belong to Solomon] (2) calling the man she loves Solomon (even though he is not Solomon) as a term of endearment, similar to how she called the man she loved “The king” in [1:4](../01/04.md). Alternate translation: [The thousand belong to you, the man I love, you who are like king Solomon] or [The thousand belong to you, the man I love, you whom I call Solomon]