6:28 Can 1 a man walk on hot coals
without scorching his feet?
9:15 calling out 2 to those who are passing by her 3 in the way, 4
who go straight 5 on their way.
1 tn The particle indicates that this is another rhetorical question like that in v. 27.
2 tn The infinitive construct “calling out” functions epexegetically in the sentence, explaining how the previous action was accomplished.
3 tn The term “her” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied for the sake of clarity and smoothness.
4 tn The noun is a genitive of location after the construct participle. Its parallel word is also an adverbial accusative of location.
5 tn The participle modifies the participle in the first colon. To describe the passers-by in this context as those “who go straight” means that they are quiet and unwary.