OET interlinear LUKE 1:5

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις Ἡρῴδου βασιλέως τῆς Ἰουδαίας

in the days ˱of˲_Herod king ¬the ˱of˲_Judea

This time reference introduces a new event. Alternate translation: “During the time when King Herod ruled over Judea”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις

in the days

Here, Luke uses the term days to refer to a particular period of time. Alternate translation: “During the time when”

Note 3 topic: writing-participants

ἐγένετο & ἱερεύς τις

˱it˲_became & /a/_priest certain

This phrase introduces a new character in a story. If your language has an expression of its own that serves this purpose, you could use it here.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐξ ἐφημερίας Ἀβιά

of division ˱of˲_Abijah

Luke assumes that his readers will know that this expression refers one of the different groups of priests who each served in the temple for a certain number of days at a time, and that the name of the group means that Abijah was the ancestor of these priests. Alternate translation: “who belonged to the group of priests who were descended from Abijah”

Note 5 topic: translate-names

Ἀβιά

˱of˲_Abijah

Abijah is the name of a man.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

γυνὴ αὐτῷ ἐκ τῶν θυγατέρων Ἀαρών

wife ˱to˲_him of the daughters ˱of˲_Aaron

Here, the word daughters means “descendants.” Alternate translation: “his wife was a descendant of Aaron”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐκ τῶν θυγατέρων Ἀαρών

of the daughters ˱of˲_Aaron

This means implicitly that she, like Zechariah, was descended from the line of priests going back to Aaron, the first high priest. Alternate translation: “his wife also came from the line of priests”