OET interlinear MARK 3:20

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

καὶ

and

Here, the word And introduces the next major event in the story. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces the next event, or you could leave And untranslated. Alternate translation: “After that,”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

ἔρχεται

˱he˲_/is/_coming

Mark is referring to Jesus to represent both Jesus and his disciples, who traveled with Jesus. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “he, along with his disciples, comes”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / go

ἔρχεται

˱he˲_/is/_coming

In a context such as this, your language might say “goes” instead of comes. Alternate translation: “he goes”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

οἶκον

/a/_house

This is probably the same house that Mark mentioned in 2:1. See how you expressed the idea there. Alternate translation: “Simon and Andrew’s house” or “his house”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

μὴ δύνασθαι αὐτοὺς μηδὲ ἄρτον φαγεῖν

not /to_be/_able them not bread /to/_eat

Here Mark implies that the crowd was so large that Jesus and his disciples did not have time, or perhaps even space, to eat. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “they were so busy that they could not even eat bread” or “they had no opportunity even to eat bread”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

ἄρτον φαγεῖν

bread /to/_eat

Mark is using bread to represent any food. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your culture or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “to eat anything”