Proverbs 1:21

Footnotes

1. 100 reads הֹמִיּוֹת (homyyot, “noisy streets”; Qal participle feminine plural from הָמָה [hamah], “to murmur; to roar”), referring to the busy, bustling place where the street branches off from the gate complex. The reads τειχέων (teicheōn) which reflects חֹמוֹת (khomot), “walls” (feminine plural noun from חוֹמָה [khomah], “wall”): “She proclaims on the summits of the walls.” is preferred because it is the more difficult form. The textual error was caused by simple omission of yod (י). In addition, the expands the verse to read, “she sits at the gates of the princes, at the gates of the city she boldly says.” The shorter reading is preferred.
2. 101 The phrase “in the city” further defines the area of the entrance just inside the gate complex, the business area. In an ancient Near Eastern city, business dealings and judicial proceedings would both take place in this area.
3. 102 Heb “she speaks her words.”