OET interlinear HEB 3:7

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

διό

therefore

Here, the word Therefore introduces an exhortation that is based on the claim from the previous verse that we are his “house” as long as “we hold fast” (See: 3:6). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces an exhortation that is based on a previous statement. Alternate translation: “So then”

Note 2 topic: writing-quotations

καθὼς λέγει τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον

as /is/_saying the Spirit ¬the Holy

Here and in the next four verses, the author quotes from the Old Testament. The audience would have understood that this was a quotation from the Old Testament, here from Psalm 95:7b–11, which refers to a story that can be found in Numbers 14:1–38. See the chapter introduction for more information about this story. Since the author introduces this quotation as words that the Holy Spirit says, you should introduce the quotation as words that someone has said. If your readers would not know that the quotation is from the Old Testament, you could include a footnote or use some other form to identify the quotation. Alternate translation: “as says the Holy Spirit”

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-condition-fact

ἐὰν

if

Here the author is speaking as if “hearing his voice” were a hypothetical possibility, but he means that it is actually true. If your language does not state something as a condition if it is certain or true, and if your readers might misunderstand and think that what the author is saying is not certain, then you could express the idea by using a word such as “when.” Alternate translation: “whenever”

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

αὐτοῦ

˱of˲_him

Here, the word his refers to God the Father. This means that the Holy Spirit speaks about the Father’s voice. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make explicit that the pronoun refers to God. Alternate translation: “God the Father’s”