OET interlinear MAT 12:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

ἐν ἐκείνῳ τῷ καιρῷ

at that ¬the time

The phrase At that time introduces a new event that happened some time after the events the story has just related. The story does not say how long after those events this new event happened. Use a natural form in your language for introducing a new event. Alternate translation: “Soon after that,” or “Then,”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

τοῖς Σάββασιν

˱on˲_the Sabbaths

Here Matthew uses the phrase on the Sabbaths to indicate that this event occurred on one specific Sabbath day. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “on one of the Sabbath days” or “during a Sabbath day”

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

τῶν σπορίμων

the grainfields

The word grainfields refers to places where grain is grown and harvested. This grain is usually ground and made into bread. If your readers would not be familiar with this type of field, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: “fields where grain is grown”

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

δὲ

and

Here, the word but introduces a contrast with how people were expected to behave on the Sabbaths, which included not picking grain or other crops. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different word or phrase that introduces this contrast. Alternate translation: “but, even though it was the Sabbath,” or “and, despite the fact that it was the Sabbath,”

Note 5 topic: translate-unknown

στάχυας

heads_of_grain

The heads are the topmost part of the grain plant, which is a kind of tall grass. The heads hold the mature grain or seeds of the plant, which are the parts that people eat. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this more explicitly. Alternate translation: “the tops of the grain plants” or “the edible parts of the grain plants”