OET interlinear ACTs 5:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἀναστάντες δὲ, οἱ νεώτεροι συνέστειλαν αὐτὸν

/having/_risen_up and the younger_‹men› covered him

Here the expression rising up means that the young men took an action that they recognized they needed to take. It does not mean that they stood up from a seated position. Alternate translation: “the young men took action and wrapped him up”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

οἱ νεώτεροι

the younger_‹men›

This could refer to: (1) some strong young men who were present who realized that burying Ananias was a task they could help with. Alternate translation: “some strong young men who were present” (2) a group of young men among the believers who regularly helped the apostles with tasks that required physical strength. Alternate translation: “the young men who regularly helped the apostles with physical tasks”

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

συνέστειλαν αὐτὸν

covered him

It was the custom in this culture to wrap linen cloths around the bodies of people who had died, in order to prepare the bodies for burial. If your readers would not be familiar with such a custom, you could describe it more specifically, or you could use a general expression. Alternate translation: “wrapped a linen burial cloth around his body” or “prepared his body for burial”