PRO 8:10 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX Λάβετε παιδείαν καὶ μὴ ἀργύριον, καὶ γνῶσιν ὑπὲρ χρυσίον δεδοκιμασμένον·
(Labete paideian kai maʸ argurion, kai gnōsin huper ⱪrusion dedokimasmenon; )

ULT Take my instruction and not silver,
⇔ and knowledge rather than choice gold.

UST Choose what I instruct you instead of silver.
⇔ Indeed, choose to learn what you should know instead of the finest gold.

BSB Receive my instruction instead of silver,
⇔ and knowledge rather than pure gold.

OEB Choose instruction, then, rather than silver,
⇔ and more than choice gold welcome knowledge.

WEBBE Receive my instruction rather than silver,
⇔ knowledge rather than choice gold.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Receive my instruction rather than silver,
⇔ and knowledge rather than choice gold.

LSV Receive my instruction, and not silver,
And knowledge rather than choice gold.

FBV Choose my instruction over silver; choose knowledge over pure gold.

T4T If someone offers you the kind of teaching I give or offers you silver,
⇔ choose my teaching.
⇔ If he offers to show you how to be wise or offers you gold,
⇔ choose to know how to be wise,

LEB • may you choose knowledge rather than choice gold.

BBE Take my teaching, and not silver; get knowledge in place of the best gold.

Moff No Moff PRO book available

JPS Receive my instruction, and not silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.

ASV Receive my instruction, and not silver;
⇔ And knowledge rather than choice gold.

DRA Receive my instruction, and not money: choose knowledge rather than gold.

YLT Receive my instruction, and not silver, And knowledge rather than choice gold.

Drby Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold:

RV Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.

Wbstr Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.

KJB-1769 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.

KJB-1611 Receiue my instruction, and not siluer: and knowledge rather then choise gold.
(Receiue my instruction, and not silver: and knowledge rather then choise gold.)

Bshps Receaue my doctrine and not siluer, and knowledge rather then fine golde:
(Receaue my doctrine and not silver, and knowledge rather then fine gold:)

Gnva Receiue mine instruction, and not siluer, and knowledge rather then fine golde.
(Receiue mine instruction, and not silver, and knowledge rather then fine gold. )

Cvdl Receaue my doctryne therfore and not syluer, & knowlege more then fyne golde.
(Receaue my doctrine therefore and not silver, and knowledge more then fine gold.)

Wycl Take ye my chastisyng, and not money; chese ye teching more than tresour.
(Take ye/you_all my chastisyng, and not money; choose ye/you_all teaching more than tresour.)

Luth Nehmet an meine Zucht lieber denn Silber und die Lehre achtet höher denn köstlich Gold.
(Nehmet at my Zucht dear because Silber and the Lehre achtet höher because köstlich Gold.)

ClVg Accipite disciplinam meam, et non pecuniam; doctrinam magis quam aurum eligite:
(Accipite disciplinam mine, and not/no pecuniam; doctrinam magis how aurum eligite: )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

קְחֽוּ־מוּסָרִ֥⁠י וְ⁠אַל־כָּ֑סֶף וְ֝⁠דַ֗עַת מֵ⁠חָר֥וּץ נִבְחָֽר

take instruction_of,my and,instead_of silver and,knowledge rather_than,gold choice

Solomon is leaving out a word in the second clause that in many languages a clause would need in order to be complete. You could supply this word from the first clause if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “Take my instruction and not silver, and take knowledge rather than choice gold”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

קְחֽוּ־מוּסָרִ֥⁠י וְ⁠אַל־כָּ֑סֶף וְ֝⁠דַ֗עַת מֵ⁠חָר֥וּץ נִבְחָֽר

take instruction_of,my and,instead_of silver and,knowledge rather_than,gold choice

These two clauses mean basically the same thing. The second clause emphasizes the meaning of the first clause by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could connect the phrases with a word other than and in order to show that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: “Take my instruction and not silver, yes, take knowledge rather than choice gold”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

קְחֽוּ

take

Here, Wisdom speaks of acquiring instruction and knowledge as if they were objects that a person can Take. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Acquire”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

מוּסָרִ֥⁠י & וְ֝⁠דַ֗עַת

instruction_of,my & and,knowledge

See how you translated the abstract nouns instruction in 1:2 and knowledge in 1:4.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠אַל־כָּ֑סֶף

and,instead_of silver

Here, and not means the same as rather than in the next clause. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “rather than silver”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

מֵ⁠חָר֥וּץ נִבְחָֽר

rather_than,gold choice

Here, choice gold refers to gold that is the best quality. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “rather than the best gold”

Parallel PRO 8:10