PROV 6:29 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Οὕτως ὁ εἰσελθὼν πρὸς γυναῖκα ὕπανδρον, οὐκ ἀθωωθήσεται, οὐδὲ πᾶς ὁ ἁπτόμενος αὐτῆς.
(Houtōs ho eiselthōn pros gunaika hupandron, ouk athōōthaʸsetai, oude pas ho haptomenos autaʸs. )

BrTr So is he that goes in to a married woman; he shall not be held guiltless, neither any one that touches her.

ULT So is the one going to the wife of his neighbor:
⇔ Every one who touches her will not remain blameless.

UST It is similar with anyone who has sex with another man’s wife.
⇔ People will certainly punish anyone who does that.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE So is he who goes in to his neighbour’s wife.
⇔ Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET So it is with the one who has sex with his neighbor’s wife;
⇔ no one who touches her will escape punishment.

LSV So [is] he who has gone in to the wife of his neighbor,
None who touches her is innocent.

FBV It's the same for anyone who sleeps with another man's wife. No one who touches her will remain unpunished.

T4T No! And in the same way, anyone who ◄sleeps with/has sex with► another man’s wife will suffer for doing that.
⇔ He will certainly [LIT] be punished severely.

LEB • Thus, he who goes to the wife of his neighbor, any who touches her shall not go unpunished.

BBE So it is with him who goes in to his neighbour's wife; he who has anything to do with her will not go free from punishment.

Moff So with him who goes in to a neighbour’s wife:
⇔ none who touches her shall go unpunished.

JPS So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not go unpunished.

ASV So he that goeth in to his neighbor’s wife;
⇔ Whosoever toucheth her shall not be unpunished.

DRA So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife, shall not be clean when he shall touch her.

YLT So [is] he who hath gone in unto the wife of his neighbour, None who doth touch her is innocent.

Drby So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife: whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.

RV So he that goeth in to his nieghbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be unpunished.
(So he that goeth/goes in to his nieghbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth/touches her shall not be unpunished. )

SLT So he going in to his neighbor’s wife; all touching upon her shall not be innocent.

Wbstr So he that goeth in to his neighbor's wife; whoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.

KJB-1769 So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
(So he that goeth/goes in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth/touches her shall not be innocent. )

KJB-1611 So he that goeth in to his neighbours wife; whosoeuer toucheth her, shall not be innocent.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Euen so, whosoeuer goeth in to his neyghbours wife and toucheth her, can not be vngiltie.
(Even so, whosoever goeth/goes in to his neighbours wife and toucheth/touches her, cannot be ungiltie.)

Gnva So he that goeth in to his neighbours wife, shall not be innocent, whosoeuer toucheth her.
(So he that goeth/goes in to his neighbours wife, shall not be innocent, whosoever toucheth/touches her. )

Cvdl Euen so, who so euer goeth in to his neghbours wife, and toucheth her, can not be vngiltie.
(Even so, whoso/whoever ever goeth/goes in to his neighbours wife, and toucheth/touches her, cannot be ungiltie.)

Wycl So he that entrith to the wijf of his neiybore; schal not be cleene, whanne he hath touchid hir.
(So he that entereth/enters to the wife of his neighbour; shall not be cleene, when he hath/has touchid her.)

Luth Also gehet es, wer zu seines Nächsten Weib gehet; es bleibt keiner ungestraft, der sie berühret.
(So goes it, who to/for his neighbour woman goes; it remains/stays none/no_one unpunished, the/of_the they/she/them berühret.)

ClVg sic qui ingreditur ad mulierem proximi sui, non erit mundus cum tetigerit eam.[fn]
(so who/which enters to woman neighbours self, not/no will_be world when/with touched her. )

6.29 Nunquid potest homo abscondere ignem. Soli ei conceditur hæreticorum libros legere, qui adeo solidatus est in fide catholica, ut verborum dulcedine vel astutia nequeat ab ea separari.

6.29 Nunquid can human abscondere fire. Soli to_him conceditur of_heretics books lawfullyre, who/which so_much solidatus it_is in/into/on with_faith Catholic/universal, as of_words sweetness or astutia cannot away them separari.

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 6:20–35: Ninth lesson: If you commit adultery, you will be severely punished

This lesson may be summarized as follows: The son should heed his parents’ teaching, because it will keep him from the dangers of adultery (6:20–24). He should strictly avoid being tempted by another man’s wife. An affair with such a woman will have inevitable and disastrous consequences (6:25–33), resulting from the jealous fury of the husband (6:34–35).

Some other headings for this section are:

Warning Against Adultery (NIV)

Avoid adultery

More Advice About Avoiding Adultery (GW)

The terrible consequences of committing adultery

Paragraph 6:20–35

In these notes, this section forms a single paragraph (as in the NRSV). If a long paragraph like this is not natural in your language, you may want to make paragraph breaks as in the section summary above. Some other ways to divide the paragraphs are:

6:20–26, 27–35 (GNT)
6:20–22, 23–29, 30–35 (CEV)
6:20–29, 30–35 (NIV)

Divide the paragraphs in a way that fits the natural patterns of your language.

6:29

This verse contains the topic of the two metaphors in 6:27–28. Notice the parallel parts that are similar in meaning:

^29aSo is he who sleeps with another man’s wife;

^29bno one who touches her will go unpunished.

A person will always be hurt by touching fire or hot coals. Similarly, a man will definitely be punished if he sleeps with another man’s wife.

6:29a–b

(combined/reordered)

Similarly, if you^(sing) make love to another man’s wife, you will certainly not escape punishment.

sleeps with…touches: These two expressions are both euphemisms for having sexual relations. Use whatever euphemism(s) or direct expressions are appropriate in your language.

6:29a

So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife;

It is the same with a man who sleeps with someone else’s wife.
In the same way, it is impossible for a person to have sex with another man’s wife without suffering terrible consequences.

another man’s wife: The Hebrew word that the BSB translates here as another man is the same word that it translated as “neighbor” in 3:28a. It refers to anyone with whom a person interacts, from a close friend to an acquaintance. See the note on “neighbor” in 3:28a–b.

6:29b

no one who touches her will go unpunished.

The person who does that will surely be punished.

no one who touches her will go unpunished: This double negative may also be expressed as a positive statement:

everyone who touches her will certainly be punished

The phrase that the BSB translates as go unpunished is one word in Hebrew, meaning “innocent” or “guiltless.” In this verse, it means that the adulterer will not be acquitted or released from punishment. The source and nature of the punishment is not specified. It may come from the LORD, a judicial court, the community, or the woman’s husband.

General Comment on 6:29a–b

In some languages, it may be more natural to combine the parallel terms that refer to sexual relations. For example:

The same is true if you have sexual relations with another man’s wife. Anyone who does so will be punished. (NCV)

It is just as dangerous to sleep with another man’s wife. Whoever does it will suffer. (GNT)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כֵּ֗ן

yes/correct/thus/so

So here indicates that what follows explains the meaning of the statements made in the previous two verses. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a fuller expression. Alternate translation: “In the same situation”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

הַ֭⁠בָּא אֶל & הַ⁠נֹּגֵ֥עַ בָּֽ⁠הּ

the_[one,who]_goes to/towards & (the)_[one,who]_touches (in),her

Here, going to and touches both refer to someone having sex with another person. This is a polite way of referring to something that is offensive or embarrassing in some cultures. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different polite way of referring to this act or you could express the meaning plainly. See how you translated the same use of “enter” in [2:19](../02/19.md). Alternate translation: “is the one who has sexual relations with … one who has sexual relations with her” or “is the one who sleeps with … one who sleeps with her”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / litotes

לֹ֥א יִ֝נָּקֶ֗ה

not go_unpunished

Solomon is using a figure of speech here that expresses a strongly positive meaning by using a negative word, not, together with an expression that is the opposite of the intended meaning. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning positively. Alternate translation: “will certainly be guilty”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy