OET interlinear MAT 5:31

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

δέ

and

Here, the word Now introduces the next topic. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces the next topic, or you could leave Now untranslated. Alternate translation: “Next,”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐρρέθη

˱it˲_/was/_said

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, it is clear from the context that it was God speaking through Moses. Alternate translation: “God commanded” or “Moses said”

Note 3 topic: writing-quotations

ἐρρέθη

˱it˲_/was/_said

Here Jesus summarizes a command from the Old Testament scriptures, which can be found in Deuteronomy 24:1. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could format these words in a different way and include this information in a footnote. Alternate translation: “it was commanded in the law”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative3p

δότω

˱him˲_/let/_give

If your language does not use the third-person imperative in this way, you could state this in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “he needs to give”

Note 5 topic: translate-unknown

ἀποστάσιον

divorce

A certificate of divorce is a written document that makes the divorce official. If your readers would not be familiar with this type of document, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: “a written paper that testifies to the divorce”