OET interlinear ACTs 9:15

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

σκεῦος ἐκλογῆς & μοι

˓a˒_vessel ˱of˲_choice & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἶπεν Δέ πρός αὐτόν ὁ Κύριος Πορεύου ὅτι σκεῦος ἐκλογῆς ἐστίν μοί οὗτος τοῦ βαστάσαι τό ὄνομα μού ἐνώπιον τῶν ἐθνῶν τέ καί βασιλέων υἱῶν τέ Ἰσραήλ)

The Lord is using the possessive form to describe Saul as an instrument who is characterized by his choosing. Alternate translation: [an instrument I have chosen] or [someone I have chosen as an instrument]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

οὗτος

this_‹man›

The demonstrative pronoun this refers to Saul. Alternate translation: [this man] or [this man Saul]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

σκεῦος ἐκλογῆς & μοι

˓a˒_vessel ˱of˲_choice & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἶπεν Δέ πρός αὐτόν ὁ Κύριος Πορεύου ὅτι σκεῦος ἐκλογῆς ἐστίν μοί οὗτος τοῦ βαστάσαι τό ὄνομα μού ἐνώπιον τῶν ἐθνῶν τέ καί βασιλέων υἱῶν τέ Ἰσραήλ)

The Lord describes Saul as an instrument or tool to indicate that he intends to use Saul to advance his purposes. Alternate translation: [someone I have chosen to use]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τοῦ βαστάσαι τὸ ὄνομά μου

¬which ˓to˒_bear (Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἶπεν Δέ πρός αὐτόν ὁ Κύριος Πορεύου ὅτι σκεῦος ἐκλογῆς ἐστίν μοί οὗτος τοῦ βαστάσαι τό ὄνομα μού ἐνώπιον τῶν ἐθνῶν τέ καί βασιλέων υἱῶν τέ Ἰσραήλ)

The Lord says that Saul will carry his name, meaning that he will go to many places and speak about it. Alternate translation: [to speak about my name]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τοῦ βαστάσαι τὸ ὄνομά μου

¬which ˓to˒_bear (Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἶπεν Δέ πρός αὐτόν ὁ Κύριος Πορεύου ὅτι σκεῦος ἐκλογῆς ἐστίν μοί οὗτος τοῦ βαστάσαι τό ὄνομα μού ἐνώπιον τῶν ἐθνῶν τέ καί βασιλέων υἱῶν τέ Ἰσραήλ)

Here, name represents a person by association with the way that each person has a name. Alternate translation: [to speak about me] or [to tell others about me]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐθνῶν

pagans

The term nations refers to people groups that are not Jewish. See how you translated it in 4:25. Alternate translation: [the Gentiles]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

βασιλέων

kings

The Lord is using kings, one kind of ruler, to mean all kinds of rulers. Saul, later known as Paul, testified before various rulers and officials. Alternate translation: [rulers]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

υἱῶν & Ἰσραήλ

˓the˒_sons & ˱of˲_Israel

The Lord is using the word sons to mean “descendants.” He is speaking of the Israelites, who were descendants of the patriarch Jacob, also known as Israel. Alternate translation: [the people of Israel] or [the Israelites]