OET interlinear 1COR 10:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

πάντες εἰς τὸν Μωϋσῆν ἐβαπτίσαντο

all into ¬the Moses baptized

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Paul uses the passive form here to focus on those who are baptized rather than focusing on the person doing the “baptizing.” If you must state who does the action, Paul implies that “God” or an unknown person does it. Alternate translation: “they all experienced baptism into Moses” or “God baptized them all into Moses”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

πάντες εἰς τὸν Μωϋσῆν ἐβαπτίσαντο

all into ¬the Moses baptized

Here, baptized into identifies the person with whom one is united in baptism. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express baptized into by clarifying the idea by using language of union or relationship. Alternate translation: “they all were baptized so that they followed Moses” or “they all were baptized into relationship with Moses”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

πάντες εἰς τὸν Μωϋσῆν ἐβαπτίσαντο

all into ¬the Moses baptized

Here Paul speaks as if the Israelites had been baptized, just like believers in Jesus are baptized. By this, he does not mean that the Israelites had a different savior, Moses. Rather, he wants to connect the Israelites and the Corinthians, and one way to do that is to connect their leaders (Moses and Jesus). If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind baptized into Mosesby using an analogy or indicating that Paul is speaking. Since Paul’s point is to connect the ideas in this verse to “baptism into Jesus,” preserve the metaphor here. Alternate translation: “they all were baptized, so to speak, into Moses”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐν τῇ νεφέλῃ, καὶ ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ

in the cloud and in the sea

For the significance of the cloud and the sea, see the notes on the previous verse. God led the Israelites with the cloud, and he led them through the sea.