OET interlinear MARK 4:28

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

ἡ γῆ καρποφορεῖ

the earth /is/_bearing_fruit

Here, Jesus speaks of The soil as if it were a person who could produce a crop. He means that the plants grow out of the soil and produce a crop. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “The crop grows from the soil” or “Each plant sprouts out of the soil to produce a crop”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

αὐτομάτη

automatic

Here, the phrase of its own accord indicates that the soil produced the crop without help or assistance from anyone. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “by itself” or “without any help”

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

χόρτον

/a/_blade

Here, the word blade refers to a leaf of the grain plant. This is the first part of the plant that comes up through the soil. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: “a leaf” or “a sprout”

Note 4 topic: translate-unknown

στάχυν & τῷ στάχυϊ

/a/_head_of_grain & the head_of_grain

The head is the topmost part of the grain plant. The head holds 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 top of the grain plant … the top of the grain plant” or “the edible part of the grain plant … the edible part of the grain plant”

πλήρης σῖτον

full grain

Alternate translation: “full-grown grain” or “grain that is ready to eat”