OET interlinear MARK 7:28

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

δὲ

and

Here, the word But introduces what the woman says in contrast to what Jesus said. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces this kind of contrast, or you could leave But untranslated. Alternate translation: “However,” or “Yet”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ναί

yes

Here, the woman uses the word Yes to indicate that she understands and agrees with Jesus. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “Yes, I agree” or “Yes, that is true”

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

(Occurrence 2) καὶ

even

Here, the word and introduces the woman’s further explanation of what Jesus said about children and little dogs. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces an explanation, or you could leave and untranslated. Alternate translation: “but it is also true” or “yet even further,”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / parables

τὰ κυνάρια ὑποκάτω τῆς τραπέζης ἐσθίουσιν ἀπὸ τῶν ψιχίων τῶν παιδίων

the little_dogs beneath the table /are/_eating of the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἡ δὲ ἀπεκρίθη καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ ναί Κύριε καὶ τὰ κυνάρια ὑποκάτω τῆς τραπέζης ἐσθίουσιν ἀπὸ τῶν τῶν ψιχίων τῶν παιδίων)

To ask Jesus to help her, the woman offers a story or illustration based on the parable that Jesus told in 7:27. In the story, the little dogs represent non-Jewish people, and the crumbs represent the help that Jesus gives to people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could indicate that this is a story with a specific message, or you could explain what the parable means. Alternate translation: “here is a similar story: the little dogs under the table eat from the crumbs of the children” or “the little dogs under the table eat from the crumbs of the children. That is what helping me would be like”

Note 5 topic: translate-unknown

τὰ κυνάρια

the little_dogs

See you how you translated this phrase in 7:27. Alternate translation: “to the domesticated animals” or “to the scavenging animals”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὰ κυνάρια ὑποκάτω τῆς τραπέζης

the little_dogs beneath the table

The woman means that the little dogs are where the children are eating the food. In her culture, they would lie under the table where the food was served. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “the little dogs near the food” or “the little dogs that are nearby when the food is served”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τῶν ψιχίων τῶν παιδίων

the ˱of˲_the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἡ δὲ ἀπεκρίθη καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ ναί Κύριε καὶ τὰ κυνάρια ὑποκάτω τῆς τραπέζης ἐσθίουσιν ἀπὸ τῶν τῶν ψιχίων τῶν παιδίων)

Here, the woman is using the possessive form to describe crumbs that fall from the food that the children are eating. If this is not clear in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: “the crumbs from what the children are eating” or “crumbs that fall from the children’s meals”