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OET (OET-LV) And he_said to them:
How are_they_saying the chosen_one/messiah to_be son of_Dawid/(Dāvid)?
OET (OET-RV) Then Yeshua asked them, “How can the experts say that the messiah is a descendant of King David,
Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns
εἶπεν & πρὸς αὐτούς
˱he˲_said & to them
As in 20:40, it is unclear to whom the pronoun them refers. It may be best to translate it with a general statement here as well. Alternate translation: “Jesus said to those who were listening”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
πῶς λέγουσιν τὸν Χριστὸν εἶναι Δαυεὶδ Υἱόν?
how ˱they˲_/are/_saying the Messiah to_be (Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτούς πῶς λέγουσιν τὸν Χριστὸν εἶναι Δαυὶδ Υἱόν)
This does not seem to be a rhetorical question that Jesus is using as a teaching tool. Rather, it seems to be a question that Jesus wanted his listeners to try to answer. They had asked him some difficult questions, and they had admitted that he answered them well. Now, in return, he is asking them a difficult question. None of them will be able to answer it, and this will demonstrate his wisdom even further. His question actually will teach something to those who are able to recognize its implications. But it would be appropriate to leave it in question form and not translate it as a statement.
Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns
λέγουσιν
˱they˲_/are/_saying
Here Jesus is using the pronoun they in an indefinite sense. He does not have specific individuals in mind. Alternate translation: “do people say that”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
Δαυεὶδ Υἱόν
(Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτούς πῶς λέγουσιν τὸν Χριστὸν εἶναι Δαυὶδ Υἱόν)
Here Jesus is using the term son to mean “descendant.” Alternate translation: “a descendant of King David”
20:41 The Old Testament predicted that the Messiah would be a descendant of David (see study note on 18:38).
OET (OET-LV) And he_said to them:
How are_they_saying the chosen_one/messiah to_be son of_Dawid/(Dāvid)?
OET (OET-RV) Then Yeshua asked them, “How can the experts say that the messiah is a descendant of King David,
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and English gloss (7th line) are all thanks to the SR-GNT.