OET interlinear 1COR 7:34

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

μεριμνᾷ

/is/_caring_for

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 concerned rather than focusing on what makes them concerned. If you must state who does the action, Paul implies that “the unmarried woman or the virgin” (7:33) does it. Alternate translation: “concerns herself with”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τὰ τοῦ Κυρίου

the_‹things› ˱of˲_the Lord

Here Paul uses the possessive form to describe things that are directly related to the Lord. This phrase identifies anything that one does that relates to the Lord. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the things of the Lord with a word or phrase that refers to anything related to the Lord. Alternate translation: “everything that concerns the Lord”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

καὶ τῷ σώματι καὶ τῷ πνεύματι

both ˱in˲_the body and the spirit

Here Paul refers to the body and the spirit as a way to refer to everything that a person is. The body is the outward part of the person, while the spirit is in the inward part of the person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express both in the body and in the spirit with a word or phrase that emphasizes that the entire person is in view. Alternate translation: “in body and soul” or “in every part”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἡ & γαμήσασα

¬the & /having/_married

Here, the one having been married is feminine. If this is not clear for your readers, you could clarify that this phrase speaks about women. Alternate translation: “the woman who is married”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 2) μεριμνᾷ

/is/_caring_for

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 concerned rather than focusing on what makes them concerned. If you must state who does the action, Paul implies that the one having been married does it. Alternate translation: “concerns herself with”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τὰ τοῦ κόσμου

the_‹things› ˱of˲_the the_‹things› ˱of˲_the world

Here Paul uses the possessive form to describe things that are directly related to the world. This phrase identifies anything that one does that relates to the world. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the things of the world with a word or phrase that refers to anything related to the world. Alternate translation: “many things that relate to the world”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

τῷ ἀνδρί

˱in˲_the the ˱to˲_her husband

Here Paul refers to the husband, but he specifically has in mind the husband of the the one having been married already mentioned. If your language would not use this form to refer to the woman’s husband, you could express the idea more clearly. Alternate translation: “her husband”