OET interlinear 1COR 7:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

τῇ γυναικὶ ὁ ἀνὴρ & ἡ γυνὴ τῷ ἀνδρί

˱to˲_the wife the husband & the wife ˱to˲_the husband

Here Paul refers to the husband and the wife in the singular, but he is speaking generically about any husband and wife. If your language does not use the singular form to refer to people in general, you can use a form that does refer generically to people in your language. Alternate translation: “each husband … to his wife … each wife … to her husband”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative3p

ὁ ἀνὴρ & ἀποδιδότω

the husband & /let_be/_giving_back

Here Paul uses a third-person imperative. If you have third-person imperatives in your language, you could use one here. If you do not have third-person imperatives, you could express the idea using a word such as “should” or “must.” Alternate translation: “A husband should give”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

τῇ γυναικὶ ὁ ἀνὴρ τὴν ὀφειλὴν ἀποδιδότω

˱to˲_the wife the husband the obligation /let_be/_giving_back

Here Paul uses duty to refer to married couples having sex. He uses this word to be polite and also because he wishes to emphasize that having sex is an obligation for married couples. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express duty with a comparable euphemism or refer directly to how married couples “should” have sex. Alternate translation: “Let the husband fulfill his sexual obligations to the wife”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ὁμοίως & καὶ ἡ γυνὴ τῷ ἀνδρί

likewise & also the wife ˱to˲_the husband

Here Paul omits some words that may be required in your language to make a full sentence. You could supply words from the first half of the verse to complete the thought. Alternate translation: “likewise let the wife also give to the husband the duty”