Pro 1:24 | NET2full | STEP | However, because I called but you refused to listen, because I stretched out my hand but no one was paying attention ,

‏ Proverbs 1:24

24 However, ^{▼▼tn The term “however” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the contrast between the offer in 1:23 and the accusation in 1:24-25. It is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.} because ^{▼▼tn The particle יַעַן (yaʿan, “because”) introduces a causal clause which forms part of an extended protasis; the apodosis is 1:26.} I called but you refused to listen, ^{▼▼tn The phrase “to listen” does not appear in the Hebrew but is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.}
because ^{▼▼tn The term “because” does not appear in this line but is implied by the parallelism; it is supplied in the translation for clarity and smoothness.} I stretched out my hand ^{▼▼sn This expression is a metonymy of adjunct; it is a gesture that goes with the appeal for some to approach.} but no one was paying attention, ^{▼▼tn The participle expresses the circumstances while she stretched out her hand.}