OET interlinear MAT 2:23

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / go

ἐλθὼν

/having/_come

In a context such as this, your language might say “come” instead of gone. Alternate translation: “having come”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

κατῴκησεν

˱he˲_dwelt

Matthew implies that Mary and Jesus also lived in Nazareth with Joseph. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “Joseph, Mary, and Jesus lived”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

λεγομένην

/being/_called

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “that people called” or “whose name was”

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

ὅπως

so_that

Here, the phrase so that could introduce: (1) a result from Joseph and his family living in Nazareth. Alternate translation: “with the result that” (2) a purpose for which Joseph and his family lived in Nazareth. If you use the following alternate translation, you may need to delete the comma after prophets. Alternate translation: “in order that”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

πληρωθῇ τὸ ῥηθὲν

/may_be/_fulfilled the_‹word› /having_been/_spoken

See how your translated the similar passive forms in 2:15 and 2:17. Alternate translation: “this might fulfill what God spoke”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

τῶν προφητῶν, ὅτι Ναζωραῖος κληθήσεται

the prophets ¬that /a/_Nazarene ˱he˲_/will_be_being/_called

It may be more natural in your language to have a direct quotation here. Alternate translation: “the prophets, ‘He will be called a Nazarene’”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / extrainfo

τῶν προφητῶν

the prophets

Matthew does not clarify which prophets he is referring to, and there is no single passage in the Old Testament that speaks about Jesus being a Nazarene. Because of that, you should not include any implied information here. If possible, leave the statement as general as it appears in the ULT. Alternate translation: “God’s prophets” or “prophets”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

Ναζωραῖος κληθήσεται

/a/_Nazarene ˱he˲_/will_be_being/_called

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who did the action, you could use an indefinite subject. Alternate translation: “they will call him a Nazarene”

Note 9 topic: writing-pronouns

κληθήσεται

˱he˲_/will_be_being/_called

The pronoun he refers to the Messiah. If this is not clear for your readers, you could refer to the Messiah more directly. The prophets probably did not know that his name would be Jesus, so you should use a title like “Christ” or “Messiah” here. Alternate translation: “the Christ will be called”