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OET (OET-LV) Therefore do this, what we_are_saying to_you.
Four Men are with_us, having a_vow for themselves.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive
λέγομεν
˱we˲_/are/_saying
As the General Notes to this chapter indicate, by we, James and the elders mean themselves but Paul, to whom they are speaking, so use the exclusive form of that word in your translation if your language marks that distinction.
Note 2 topic: translate-unknown
εὐχὴν ἔχοντες
/a/_vow having
See how you translated the term vow in 18:18.
Note 3 topic: translate-textvariants
ἀφ’ ἑαυτῶν
for themselves
Some ancient manuscripts read from themselves. That would be indicating that these men made the vow on their own initiative. ULT follows that reading. Other ancient manuscripts read “upon themselves.” That would be indicating that the men still needed to fulfill the commitment implicit in the vow to make an offering in the temple at the end of the time during which the conditions of the vow were in effect. If a translation of the Bible exists in your region, you may wish to use the reading that it uses. If a translation of the Bible does not exist in your region, you may wish to use the reading of ULT.
21:20-25 The Jerusalem church leaders urged Paul to strengthen his credibility by demonstrating that he was not teaching Jews to turn their backs on the laws of Moses. At the same time, no attempt was made to force Jewish rules on Gentile converts—those terms had been set previously (15:22-29) and were simply to be honored.
OET (OET-LV) Therefore do this, what we_are_saying to_you.
Four Men are with_us, having a_vow for themselves.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.